Owushi Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Owushi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Owushi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owushi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owushi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owushi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Owushi occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Owushi live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Owushi is most numerous in: Oyo, where 40 percent live, Enugu, where 21 percent live and Edo, where 19 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owushie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owoushi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owusi | 91 | 361 | / |
| Owhushie | 86 | 4 | / |
| Obushi | 83 | 86 | / |
| Awushi | 83 | 59 | / |
| Owoshi | 83 | 49 | / |
| Owuchi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Owishi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oywusi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwushi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owusie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owushe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oewusi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aboushi | 77 | 2,137 | / |
| Owoussi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Awushie | 77 | 10 | / |
| Obuishi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gawushi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ewushie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oywusie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ewusi | 73 | 4,850 | / |
| Awusi | 73 | 3,164 | / |
| Obusi | 73 | 204 | / |
| Owuse | 73 | 116 | / |
| Owisi | 73 | 106 | / |
| Owusa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Owosi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Owusy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Uwusi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovusi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haboushi | 71 | 258 | / |
| Owhoshie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oswouchi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ewusie | 67 | 3,387 | / |
| Awusha | 67 | 227 | / |
| Abushi | 67 | 178 | / |
| Abousi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Obausi | 67 | 73 | / |
| Awuchi | 67 | 70 | / |
| Owossi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Obuisi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Howisi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Awusie | 67 | 21 | / |
| Owuche | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ohwisi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Owoosi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Awoshi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Uwoshi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obushe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Owhisi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ewussi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awussi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Avushi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aewusi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obuusi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owishe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ewusai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obousi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obusie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awushe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obusyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awousi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obusai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aweusi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwuchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawusi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owishy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwusa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovusha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwosi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Owushi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis