Owula Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Uganda581:673,09134,310
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Owula Last Name Facts

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

Owula is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owula? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,478,479th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owula are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Owula is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria Owula is mostly found in: Rivers, where 39 percent are found, Delta, where 32 percent are found and Osun, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 41 percent are found and Poland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owulah91554/
Owoula911/
Owulai911/
Gowula911/
Howuila831/
Owulo801,340/
Obula801,287/
Owila80556/
Awula80361/
Owule80175/
Ewula80102/
Owola8072/
Ovula8059/
Owuli804/
Aboula731,344/
Owoola731,167/
Govula73600/
Ovoula73372/
Hawula73169/
Avoula73104/
Oboula7395/
Awoula7369/
Awulia7365/
Hewula7347/
Aawula7317/
Awulai7312/
Owolya7311/
Auwula739/
Obaula737/
Owolai737/
Gowuli737/
Awulla736/
Oivula735/
Obulla733/
Awulas733/
Owuule732/
Obulah732/
Owolla732/
Ovuela732/
Awulea731/
Uswula731/
Owulou731/
Ewoula731/
Oubula731/
Huwula731/
Hobula731/
Ojwila731/
Awuula731/
Ewuula731/
Obuula731/
Obulia731/
Owoulo731/
Owusli731/
Owullo731/
Owulet731/
Owhulo731/
Owuili731/
Awgula731/
Uhwula731/
Owaulo731/
Eweula731/
Owuile731/
Ewulah731/
Obhula731/
Owoloa731/
Aboulay67391/
Haboula67171/
Avgoula67142/
Aboulla6778/
Howilah6739/
Aboulai6717/
Ouboula6715/
Owouloh6715/
Awoulia679/
Howoule678/
Hawulla677/
Govulla676/
Howilai676/
Awoulla673/
Abouhla673/
Aboulaï673/
Owoulou673/
Aboulah672/
Avoulai672/
Gavoula672/
Aboulha671/
Awaulla671/
Govuula671/
Gawoula671/
Avoulay671/
Aboulaî671/
Aboulau671/
Govulah671/
Howolla671/
Ouwouli671/
Oboulai671/

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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 Owula
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