Owudu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owudu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097

Owudu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owudu is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owudu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owudu is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owudu reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Owudu is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Owudu is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 60 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 20 percent reside and Buyende District, where 10 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoudou83160/
Awudu8020,808/
Obudu80652/
Ovudu80286/
Owodu8090/
Ewudu8030/
Uwudu802/
Obaudu7396/
Awoudu7370/
Hawudu7331/
Ovaudu7324/
Oiwodu7316/
Ewaudu7311/
Awudou738/
Auwudu736/
Awuduu734/
Uwaudu733/
Ojbudu733/
Ahwudu732/
Uboudu731/
Owodui731/
Uwgudu731/
Awuduh731/
Obudui731/
Aweudu731/
Uwuudu731/
Aboudu731/
Aboudou6730,783/
Awoudou67375/
Oboudou6756/
Avoudou6716/
Gouvudu674/
Awhaudu673/
Abouddu672/
Hawgudu671/
Uwuduhe671/
Awuduis671/

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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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  • 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 Owudu
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