Owua Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Owua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owua is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Owua is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Owua are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Owua is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 69 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 8 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouwua | 89 | 4 | / |
| Owuad | 89 | 4 | / |
| Howua | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owhua | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gowua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owuah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owa | 86 | 8,315 | / |
| Oszwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiwa | 75 | 17,800 | / |
| Awua | 75 | 8,791 | / |
| Howa | 75 | 6,353 | / |
| Uwua | 75 | 3,776 | / |
| Ouba | 75 | 2,286 | / |
| Owai | 75 | 1,796 | / |
| Owah | 75 | 1,794 | / |
| Ojua | 75 | 1,137 | / |
| Osua | 75 | 655 | / |
| Ouwa | 75 | 618 | / |
| Owuo | 75 | 451 | / |
| Oway | 75 | 332 | / |
| Owaa | 75 | 279 | / |
| Owha | 75 | 197 | / |
| Oywa | 75 | 189 | / |
| Owoa | 75 | 186 | / |
| Owou | 75 | 171 | / |
| Ouva | 75 | 124 | / |
| Oyua | 75 | 89 | / |
| Ohwa | 75 | 25 | / |
| Oiua | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ewua | 75 | 6 | / |
| Owva | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oweu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ojwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Owaj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uowa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ouua | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ooua | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oeua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uoua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oubah | 67 | 5,688 | / |
| Houba | 67 | 1,940 | / |
| Howay | 67 | 1,736 | / |
| Ochua | 67 | 370 | / |
| Oubai | 67 | 305 | / |
| Oshua | 67 | 282 | / |
| Howai | 67 | 148 | / |
| Oszwa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Hawua | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ojuah | 67 | 78 | / |
| Hojwa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Awuas | 67 | 72 | / |
| Hohwa | 67 | 70 | / |
| Houwa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ouwah | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gouva | 67 | 42 | / |
| Howah | 67 | 35 | / |
| Owait | 67 | 26 | / |
| Owaha | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oweae | 67 | 25 | / |
| Owhuo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Owaas | 67 | 21 | / |
| Osuha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oubay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hoywa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Osuat | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aouha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aswua | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uwuaa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ouvas | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oowah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ouhba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awhua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ohuwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aawua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ouwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Auwua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gouua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awuaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hoyua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hoiwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Howou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awuad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owatt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Howea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awuoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyhua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owout | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ossua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owaat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oiwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owa'a | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owaah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oubha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oujua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owayz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owvah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogiua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owgah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owgai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ho'ua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oywaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oihua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oewai | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Wai | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Way | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gooua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aouea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oszua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uouea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howga | 67 | 0 | / |
| Owath | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owua
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