Owuso Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Owuso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owuso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Nigeria3621:489,34524,522
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England91:6,190,895170,599
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Owuso (64) may also be a first name.

Owuso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owuso occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 401,442nd most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Owuso are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owuso is also the 1,223,525th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 64 people.

The last name Owuso is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Aside from Ghana this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Owuso Last Name Statistics demography

Owuso earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owusuo914/
Owusho911/
Owoso801,385/
Owiso801,158/
Owuzo80444/
Owusa8031/
Awuso8020/
Obuso8016/
Ewuso8012/
Owujo802/
Owuco802/
Ovuso801/
Owoussou77483/
Owusoaya771/
Owosho73740/
Owhoso7397/
Owosso7364/
Owooso7345/
Owoeso7316/
Ewusho738/
Gawuso735/
Owisso735/
Owosoo735/
Owusah733/
Owucho733/
Owuzuo731/
Ohwusa731/
Avouso731/
Owujjo731/
Oowoso731/
Awusio731/
Owoosho6730/
Owoesho678/
Owossou673/
Abousou673/
Avousso673/
Ewousho672/
Uwushuo672/
Awussou671/
Obousso671/
Owoussa671/
Owuicho671/
Owuzouh671/
Howieso671/

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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 Owuso
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