Owuke Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owuke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owuke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Owuke Last Name Facts

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

Owuke occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owuke is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Owuke is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owuke reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 75 percent are found and Rivers, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Owuke exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 43 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojwuke911/
Ouwuke911/
Owuk891/
Owuka80226/
Ovuke8029/
Owoke8024/
Awuke8017/
Uwuke802/
Owuks801/
Owuki801/
Ewuke801/
Ovuike73150/
Ovueke73100/
Owooke7322/
Owoeke7320/
Owuche7318/
Owhoke739/
Avouke737/
Owieke737/
Uwauke734/
Ouwuka733/
Owwuka733/
Ohwuka732/
Evouke732/
Ohwoke732/
Ewueke732/
Uwuike731/
Awouke731/
Owukyo731/
Hawuke731/
Awueke731/
Owukha731/
Ouwuzk731/
Owokie731/
Obukhe731/
Ovouke731/
Oweuka731/
Owok67155/
Owhoeke6730/
Awuk6715/
Ewhuike6711/
Ehwuike676/
Oubuike675/
Ohwuche674/
Ovuk673/
Owuc672/
Awoukeu671/
Awaukeh671/
Ohbuike671/
Aboukei671/
Owokieh671/
Ahawuke671/
Evoukeh671/
Owux671/

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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 Owuke
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