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
The last name Owua is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owua? popularity and diffusion
Owua is the 3,882,373rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Owua is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Owua live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 69 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 8 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found 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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