Owusi Surname
Approximately 361 people bear this surname
Owusi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 357 | 1:496,198 | 24,800 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Owusi (19) may also be a first name.
Owusi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owusi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owusi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Owusi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owusi? popularity and diffusion
Owusi is the 783,439th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owusi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owusi is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 357 people, or 1 in 496,198. In Nigeria Owusi is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 83 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Owusi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owushi | 91 | 50 | / |
| Oywusi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owusie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oewusi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owoussi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Owushie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owoushi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oywusie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ewusi | 80 | 4,850 | / |
| Awusi | 80 | 3,164 | / |
| Obusi | 80 | 204 | / |
| Owuse | 80 | 116 | / |
| Owisi | 80 | 106 | / |
| Owusa | 80 | 31 | / |
| Owosi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Owuji | 80 | 6 | / |
| Owusy | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ovusi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwusi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owuci | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owhushie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ewusie | 73 | 3,387 | / |
| Obushi | 73 | 86 | / |
| Abousi | 73 | 75 | / |
| Obausi | 73 | 73 | / |
| Owossi | 73 | 64 | / |
| Awushi | 73 | 59 | / |
| Owoshi | 73 | 49 | / |
| Obuisi | 73 | 27 | / |
| Howisi | 73 | 25 | / |
| Awusie | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ohwisi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Owoosi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Owuzie | 73 | 14 | / |
| Owhisi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Owuije | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ewussi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Awussi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Aewusi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Owhuji | 73 | 6 | / |
| Obuusi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Obousi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ewusai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owuchi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obusie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awousi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obusyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obusai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwushi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwosi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohwusa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owishi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawusi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweusi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owushe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuisi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboushi | 67 | 2,137 | / |
| Awoussi | 67 | 1,352 | / |
| Aboussi | 67 | 668 | / |
| Awushie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obausyi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owoossi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Howutse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obuishi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Evoussi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gavousi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawushi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouwissi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owusuua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoussa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avoussi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuissi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewushie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboussi | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Owusi
- 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