Owuni Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1551:251,86618,680
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601

Owuni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owuni is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,267,784th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owuni live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 251,866. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Apac District, where 16 percent live, Lira District, where 14 percent live and Alebtong District, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owunyi917/
Owunai913/
Owouni912/
Gowuni911/
Owunoi911/
Owuenyi831/
Owuinyi831/
Awuni8015,308/
Owuna802,464/
Obuni80265/
Ewuni8029/
Owune8012/
Ovuni803/
Owunna731,845/
Owinyi73380/
Owunne73178/
Abouni73175/
Ovouni7357/
Ovueni7320/
Obunai7316/
Awouni7313/
Hewuni7313/
Owoeni7311/
Owonie739/
Ewunyi736/
Owuuna736/
Ewunie734/
Owunha734/
Awunyi733/
Obunyi733/
Owonii732/
Owonyi732/
Gawuni732/
Owouna732/
Govuni731/
Ojwini731/
Owuene731/
Owonih731/
Owonoi731/
Ovungi731/
Habouni67235/
Abounai6753/
Awuenyi6726/
Gouvuni6720/
Oubouni6710/
Hawouni675/
Owuunna672/
Awuinni671/
Avougni671/
Owhunne671/
Ewuenyi671/
Abounyi671/
Ojwunna671/
Howouna671/
Ouwinhi671/
Ojwinyi671/
Abounei671/
Awouniy671/
Awounis671/
Avounhi671/

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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 Owuni
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis