Owun Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Owun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Owun (48) may also be a first name.
Owun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owun is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Owun occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Owun live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 48 people.
The last name Owun is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Owun is mostly found in: Ogun, where 42 percent live, Bayelsa, where 29 percent live and Benue, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owune | 89 | 12 | / |
| Howun | 89 | 11 | / |
| Ohwun | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owunne | 80 | 178 | / |
| Howung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obun | 75 | 1,130 | / |
| Owon | 75 | 318 | / |
| Awun | 75 | 149 | / |
| Uwun | 75 | 20 | / |
| Ewun | 75 | 16 | / |
| Ovun | 75 | 13 | / |
| Owum | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ochwoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owhunne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovung | 67 | 557 | / |
| Obuin | 67 | 431 | / |
| Oboun | 67 | 295 | / |
| Aboun | 67 | 153 | / |
| Howon | 67 | 86 | / |
| Awune | 67 | 84 | / |
| Awaun | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hawun | 67 | 21 | / |
| Obaun | 67 | 16 | / |
| Huwun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ewoun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awuin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Avoun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awgun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uboun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hovun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uwaun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ovoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oveun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hewun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owhon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovund | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awunh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euwun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uovun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobun | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owun
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