Owuama Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owuama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owuama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4221:419,77021,772
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Owuama Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owuama Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Owuama is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 671,677th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. The last name Owuama is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Owuama reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 422 people, or 1 in 419,770. In Nigeria Owuama is mostly found in: Lagos, where 25 percent reside, Rivers, where 12 percent reside and Abia, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Owuama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owuama last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Owuama earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owama9177/
Owamah8385/
Oubama8338/
Osuama8311/
Uwuama835/
Owuoma833/
Ojuama832/
Owouma831/
Owamga831/
Gouvama771/
Oubamma771/
Obama7348,801/
Ewama73317/
Awama73252/
Uvama73173/
Owoma73151/
Owame73127/
Ubama73112/
Uwama73107/
Ovama7337/
Owamo7326/
Owami734/
Hoshwama711/
Gouwouma711/
Gowameea711/
Asuama671,643/
Hawama67951/
Awouma67559/
Eweama67295/
Ubamea67241/
Abouma67174/
Obamma6761/
Osuoma6749/
Awamah6748/
Uwamai6724/
Owoima6723/
Uvamea6720/
Uwuoma6716/
Uvamah6716/
Awaima6716/
Obuoma6713/
Ewouma6712/
Ewuoma6710/
Ubamma6710/
Awamma679/
Owoumi679/
Uwamah679/
Obaima677/
Ujuama676/
Hubama676/
Uwaima676/
Owomah676/
Owoumo676/
Ubaama675/
Avouma675/
Obamea675/
Uwauma674/
Oyuoma674/
Uwamma674/
Oswoma673/
Oobama673/
Ojuamo673/
Hobama672/
Awamai672/
O'Bama672/
Uowoma671/
Ovuoma671/
Ovouma671/
Ojuoma671/
Howami671/
Howamo671/
Ovamai671/
Uwaama671/
Awamoa671/
Ouboma671/
Uvamma671/
Ouwami671/
Awuami671/
Aweama671/
Uwamoa671/
Ovasma671/
Obauma671/
Obamaj671/
Ubamaj671/
Ubamay671/
Uvamau671/
Gowoma671/
Auwama671/
Owamou671/
Owomat671/
Awamay671/
Awwama671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Owuama
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