Owuna Surname

174,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,4401:72,5995,220
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Owuna (640) may also be a first name.

Owuna Last Name Facts

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

Owuna occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 174,194th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,957,608 people. The last name Owuna is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owuna live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 328,833rd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 640 people.

Owuna is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,440 people, or 1 in 72,599. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 33 percent live, Benue, where 26 percent live and Kano, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owunna911,845/
Owunah9114/
Owuuna916/
Owunha914/
Owunai913/
Owouna912/
Gowuna911/
Owunnah83228/
Owuunna832/
Howouna831/
Ojwunna831/
Owona8017,234/
Awuna801,365/
Obuna80821/
Owuno80294/
Owuni80181/
Ovuna8075/
Ewuna8050/
Uwuna8039/
Owune8012/
Owwunnau773/
Owunnnah771/
Abouna7310,046/
Awunah73332/
Owunne73178/
Ovouna7382/
Obouna7377/
Ohwona7364/
Obunna7363/
Awouna7329/
Avouna7327/
Owonna7323/
Uwunna7322/
Owonah7317/
Obunai7316/
Owinah7316/
Oiwona7315/
Ovunna7312/
Obunah739/
Awunna737/
Owunyi737/
Obunha735/
Ovunga734/
Hawuna733/
Govuna732/
Awunay732/
Owouni732/
Owhuno731/
Owunoi731/
Awuuna731/
Gowuno731/
Gowuni731/
Ahwuna731/
Owunoh731/
Owinaa731/
Owhona731/
Obunaa731/
Ewunna731/
Ovuina731/
Owoona731/
Ovounga67140/
Habouna6790/
Abounai6753/
Abounaï6753/
Avounga6722/
Owounou6718/
Ouvinha6713/
Hobouna679/
Abounah677/
Awunnah676/
Abounna674/
Havouna674/
Awougna673/
Awunaya672/
Obuhyna671/
Abounay671/
Owhunne671/
Owuinyi671/
Uwaunna671/
Oiwwona671/
Hawouna671/
Gavouna671/
Gowungo671/
Abounaj671/
Abounaî671/
Awouina671/
Awoumna671/

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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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  • 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 Owuna
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