Owuno Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owuno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owuno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2911:608,73829,024
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Owuno (40) may also be a first name.

Owuno Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owuno is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Owuno.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuno? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 906,170th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. Owuno is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owuno reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owuno is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 40 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 291 people, or 1 in 608,738. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 58 percent reside, Kaduna, where 22 percent reside and Kogi, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owhuno911/
Owunoh911/
Owunoi911/
Gowuno911/
Owounou8318/
Gowungo831/
Owuna802,464/
Awuno80110/
Obuno8019/
Uwuno8012/
Ewuno803/
Ovuno801/
Owoungou779/
Owunna731,845/
Awouno73526/
Owinoh7389/
Owhono7332/
Owunah7314/
Awunou7313/
Owuuna736/
Awuino735/
Owinho734/
Owunha734/
Abouno733/
Owouna732/
Obouno732/
Obuino732/
Guwuno731/
Awunoh731/
Gowuna731/
Gawuno731/
Hawuno731/
Owonoi731/
Obounou671,914/
Awounou67627/
Owunnah67228/
Avounou67225/
Avoungo67217/
Abounou6783/
Awoungo6722/
Howonou677/
Evounou676/
Awougno672/
Owuunna672/
Ouvinho671/
Awounoh671/
Ovungoo671/
Ojwunna671/
Howouna671/
Âbounou671/
Awungoh671/

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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 Owuno
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