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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owushi? popularity and diffusion
Owushi is the 2,746,821st most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Owushi are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Owushi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 40 percent live, Enugu, where 21 percent live and Edo, where 19 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found 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
- 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 Owushi
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