Owusu Surname

1,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana406,6241:662
United States3,6741:98,65510,969
England3,2591:17,0972,467
Egypt1,2811:71,7696,590
Canada5861:62,8767,356
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Nigeria4881:362,99719,456
Germany3941:204,32923,345
Spain3911:119,5709,344
Netherlands2001:84,43614,055
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Belgium1911:60,1929,694
Australia1771:152,51816,101
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
France561:1,186,120124,657
Italy501:1,223,13475,323
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Sierra Leone491:144,686305
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Liberia381:116,0148,917
Norway361:142,84118,058
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Finland311:177,31315,564
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
China281:48,832,9132,633
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Congo141:356,3649,454
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Austria101:851,54467,454
Wales101:309,45316,869
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Panama41:978,06412,245
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Belize11:355,4743,977
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Malta11:430,2723,380
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Guam11:160,1214,893
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

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.

- Roshaun

Owusu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owusu (Arabic: أوسو) is found most frequently in Ghana. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owusu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owusu is the 1,275th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,397 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Owusu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 22,663rd most widespread forename in the world It is held by 39,043 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 406,624 people, or 1 in 66. Other than Ghana it is found in 90 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Owusu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owusu last name are 39.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howusu91841/
Owuesu9111/
Owusuh918/
Owuusu917/
O'Wusu914/
Owussu913/
Owushu913/
Ouwusu912/
Owousu911/
Oswusu911/
Oiwusu911/
Owutshu8382/
Owusuua831/
Owosu80451/
Awusu80212/
Owuzu8070/
Ewusu8038/
Ovusu8012/
Owuju809/
Obusu808/
Owucu808/
Owisu802/
Owoussou77483/
Gawusu73277/
Awussu735/
Awushu734/
Owuchu732/
Ojbusu732/
Awuesu731/
Hawusu731/
Awausu731/
Obuseu731/
Abousou673/
Awhausu672/
Awussou671/
Owuzouh671/

Owusu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Owusu in the Arabic language
أوسوawsw-

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