Owusa Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Owusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Owusa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owusa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owusa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Owusa occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Owusa are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Owusa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 68 percent live, Lagos, where 26 percent live and Delta, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Ghana, where 13 percent live.

Owusa Last Name Statistics demography

Owusa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owusah913/
Ohwusa911/
Owoussa831/
Owusuua831/
Awusa801,596/
Owuso80875/
Obusa80552/
Owusi80361/
Owuse80116/
Ewusa8037/
Owosa8027/
Owuja8012/
Owusy806/
Uwusa802/
Owisa802/
Owuca801/
Owusoaya771/
Awusah73298/
Awusha73227/
Owushi7350/
Owossa7332/
Obusah7315/
Hawusa7313/
Awusia739/
Owucha738/
Obussa738/
Awussa737/
Abousa735/
Owusuo734/
Ewusai734/
Obusai732/
Obusha732/
Hobusa732/
Awousa731/
Govusa731/
Ovusha731/
Ovutsa731/
Owiesa731/
Avousa731/
Oywusi731/
Owosia731/
Hewusa731/
Owusie731/
Owushe731/
Owusho731/
Obusea731/
Oewusi731/
Oiwosa731/
Aboussa67193/
Awoutsa67119/
Awoussa6788/
Avoussa6717/
Owoussi6710/
Hawusah679/
Abousha677/
Howutse674/
Evoussa672/
Owujaha671/
Ewoussa671/
Abousah671/
Owuchay671/
Owoushi671/
Oywusie671/
Owushie671/

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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 Owusa
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