Owumi Surname

239,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owumi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owumi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6191:109,4157,309
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England141:3,979,861125,553
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Owumi (286) may also be a first name.

Owumi Last Name Facts

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

Owumi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owumi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 239,402nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,355,975 people. The last name Owumi is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Owumi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 523,065th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 286 people.

The surname Owumi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,619 people, or 1 in 109,415. In Nigeria Owumi is most frequent in: Delta, where 72 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Edo, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Owumi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owumi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Owumi earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 105.8% more than the national average, earning $88,802 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oewumi9117/
Owoumi919/
Oowumi911/
Owuemi911/
Oeywumi831/
Ewumi80822/
Owuma80687/
Awumi80368/
Owomi8081/
Owume8015/
Uwumi8011/
Owimi804/
Obumai73133/
Awoumi7370/
Aewumi7360/
Owoemi7353/
Aboumi7316/
Owuuma737/
Eewumi737/
Owomyi734/
Owueme733/
Ohwuma732/
Ouwuma732/
Owumma732/
Euwumi732/
Obumei731/
Hovumi731/
Ewuimi731/
Owumhe731/
Awumoi731/
Awummi731/
Ovoumi731/
Oboumi731/
Owouma731/
Eewoumi671/
Avoumie671/
Awumihe671/
Eïwoumi671/

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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 Owumi
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