Owulo Surname

286,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3361:132,5928,595
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England11:55,718,059489,080

Owulo (188) may also be a first name.

Owulo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owulo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owulo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owulo is the 286,665th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,438,467 people. The last name Owulo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owulo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 663,277th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 188 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,336 people, or 1 in 132,592. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 62 percent are found, Ogun, where 8 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owullo911/
Owulou911/
Owhulo911/
Owaulo911/
Owoulo911/
Owouloh8315/
Owoulou833/
Owolo801,773/
Ewulo80368/
Obulo80276/
Awulo80167/
Owula80143/
Owilo8099/
Uwulo805/
Owulah73554/
Owholo73399/
Obaulo7395/
Owollo7364/
Aboulo7336/
Oboulo7315/
Ahwulo736/
Obullo736/
Howolo735/
Uowolo734/
Obulou734/
Oowolo733/
Awoulo733/
Ewuelo732/
Ojwolo732/
Owolio732/
Obulyo731/
Awullo731/
Awwulo731/
Awuulo731/
Obuilo731/
Ohwolo731/
Auwulo731/
Owoloh731/
Awuilo731/
Gowula731/
Owoula731/
Oiwilo731/
Ewuluo731/
Owoelo731/
Hawulo731/
Uwuilo731/
Obuluo731/
Owoloa731/
Owoloi731/
Owolou731/
Owolyo731/
Avoulou671,367/
Aboulou67255/
Awoulou67176/
Oboulou674/
Abouloh673/
Ovoulou672/
Houwolo671/
Aboulio671/
Obuillo671/
Haboulo671/
Awouloh671/
Obulloh671/
Howuila671/

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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 Owulo
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