Owuka Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Owuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 211 | 1:839,539 | 37,032 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
Owuka (52) may also be a first name.
Owuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owuka occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owuka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owuka is the 1,088,856th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Owuka are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owuka is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 52 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 839,539. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 33 percent live, Rivers, where 18 percent live and Delta, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owueka | 91 | 64 | / |
| Owukah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Owwuka | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ouwuka | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ohwuka | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oweuka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owukha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ovuka | 80 | 472 | / |
| Owoka | 80 | 349 | / |
| Awuka | 80 | 334 | / |
| Ewuka | 80 | 75 | / |
| Owuko | 80 | 18 | / |
| Owuke | 80 | 7 | / |
| Uwuka | 80 | 5 | / |
| Owika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owuki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owuca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Avouka | 73 | 553 | / |
| Owouko | 73 | 524 | / |
| Owhoka | 73 | 151 | / |
| Evouka | 73 | 98 | / |
| Obukah | 73 | 24 | / |
| Owooka | 73 | 22 | / |
| Howika | 73 | 14 | / |
| Awouka | 73 | 12 | / |
| Owoeka | 73 | 9 | / |
| Owocka | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hawuka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Awukah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ewauka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwguka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ovouka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gawuka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awauka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojwuke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwuke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aawuka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubouka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewouka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owokah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obhuka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwauka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obukai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owukyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavouka | 67 | 57 | / |
| Oivukka | 67 | 11 | / |
| Avoukai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hawukha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oboucka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aboukai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawukau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oewicka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboukaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahbouka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawauka | 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
- 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 Owuka
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