Owulu Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Owulu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 266 | 1:665,950 | 31,085 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Owulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owulu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owulu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 948,111th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Owulu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 665,950. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 28 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Nasarawa, where 15 percent live. Beside Nigeria Owulu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojwulu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Owulou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owaulu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owoulou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hoiwulu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awulu | 80 | 2,311 | / |
| Obulu | 80 | 1,041 | / |
| Ewulu | 80 | 554 | / |
| Owolu | 80 | 225 | / |
| Ovulu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Uwulu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Auwulu | 73 | 228 | / |
| Awaulu | 73 | 60 | / |
| Hawulu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Govulu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Owoolu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uwullu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Awwulu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obulou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ewullu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owollu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awullu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oboulu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oibulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avoulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewuluu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuluy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avoulou | 67 | 1,367 | / |
| Aboulou | 67 | 255 | / |
| Awoulou | 67 | 176 | / |
| Hawaulu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Auwaulu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oboulou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gawgulu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ovoulou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewulluh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aboulau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Owulu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis