Owundi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Owundi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owundi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Owundi Last Name Facts

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

Owundi occurs most in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owundi? popularity and diffusion

Owundi is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owundi are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Owundi is most common in: Centre Region, where 60 percent are found, East Region, where 20 percent are found and South Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoundi921,508/
Owunda8315/
Owondi836/
Obundi836/
Awundi832/
Owunde831/
Aboundi772,231/
Ovoundi77125/
Evoundi7748/
Awoundi7721/
Ewoundi7712/
Owhunda7710/
Avoundi772/
Owoundy771/
Owounde771/
Oswunde771/
Obundei771/
Awundii771/
Hovgundi712/
Uwgunndi711/
Awusendi711/
Owonda672,689/
Abundi671,080/
Obunde671,056/
Ovunda67508/
Awunda67390/
Awunde67128/
Avundi6743/
Ovindi679/
Awondi674/
Ubundi674/
Uwunde674/
Ovunde673/
Owonde673/
Ewunde672/
Owondy671/
Uwunda671/
Ovondi671/

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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 Owundi
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