Owusu Surname
Approximately 418,901 people bear this surname
Owusu Surname User-submission:
The Owusu surname means 'high willed and determined' in Akan language. It is both a given name and a surname.
Owusu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 406,624 | 1:66 | 2 |
| United States | 3,674 | 1:98,655 | 10,969 |
| England | 3,259 | 1:17,097 | 2,467 |
| Egypt | 1,281 | 1:71,769 | 6,590 |
| Canada | 586 | 1:62,876 | 7,356 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Nigeria | 488 | 1:362,997 | 19,456 |
| Germany | 394 | 1:204,329 | 23,345 |
| Spain | 391 | 1:119,570 | 9,344 |
| Netherlands | 200 | 1:84,436 | 14,055 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Belgium | 191 | 1:60,192 | 9,694 |
| Australia | 177 | 1:152,518 | 16,101 |
| South Africa | 137 | 1:395,458 | 35,012 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| Italy | 50 | 1:1,223,134 | 75,323 |
| Sweden | 50 | 1:196,935 | 13,646 |
| Sierra Leone | 49 | 1:144,686 | 305 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Liberia | 38 | 1:116,014 | 8,917 |
| Norway | 36 | 1:142,841 | 18,058 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Finland | 31 | 1:177,313 | 15,564 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| China | 28 | 1:48,832,913 | 2,633 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
Owusu (39,043) may also be a first name.
Owusu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Owusu surname means 'high willed and determined' in Akan language. It is both a given name and a surname.
- RoshaunOwusu Demographics
Average Male Owusu Height
172.15 cm
Average Female Owusu Height
163 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Owusu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owusu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owusu (Arabic: أوسو) is most common in Ghana. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Owusu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owusu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,275th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,397 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Owusu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 22,663rd most frequently used forename on earth, held by 39,043 people.
Owusu is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 406,624 people, or 1 in 66. Barring Ghana it is found in 90 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Owusu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Owusu surname are 39.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.06% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Owusu earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 28.94% less than the national average, earning 245,915 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.54% less than the national average, earning R 179,328 per year; in United States they earn 1.63% more than the national average, earning $43,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.26% less than the national average, earning $42,600 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howusu | 91 | 841 | / |
| Owuesu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Owusuh | 91 | 8 | / |
| Owuusu | 91 | 7 | / |
| O'Wusu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Owussu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Owushu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ouwusu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Owousu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oswusu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oiwusu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owutshu | 83 | 82 | / |
| Owusuua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owosu | 80 | 451 | / |
| Awusu | 80 | 212 | / |
| Owuzu | 80 | 70 | / |
| Ewusu | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ovusu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Owuju | 80 | 9 | / |
| Obusu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Owucu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Owisu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owoussou | 77 | 483 | / |
| Gawusu | 73 | 277 | / |
| Awussu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Awushu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owuchu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojbusu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awuesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawusu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awausu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuseu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abousou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awhausu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awussou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuzouh | 67 | 1 | / |
Owusu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owusu in the Arabic language | ||
| أوسو | awsw | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owusu
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