Owusua Surname

87,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Owusua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owusua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5,4031:5,001704
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England201:2,785,90397,972
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Owusua (1,745) may also be a first name.

Owusua Last Name Facts

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

Owusua is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owusua? popularity and diffusion

Owusua is the 87,846th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,331,545 people. Owusua is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owusua live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owusua is also the 183,464th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 1,745 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 5,403 people, or 1 in 5,001. Without taking into account Ghana Owusua occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Owusua Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Owusua earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $29,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.61% less than the national average, earning $35,967 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owusuaa925,113/
Owusuaah8613/
Owusuo834/
Ewusua831/
Owuzua831/
Abousua771/
Aboushua711/
Awujua6727/
Abusua6722/
Obusba671/
Owuzuo671/
Owoswa671/
Obuswa671/
Obuzua671/
Abousba625/
Uwushuo622/
Abusuha621/
Abouswa621/
Avouzua621/
Abushua621/
Abousway5713/
Abousbaa576/
Awuzuaie571/
Awuisewa571/
Avujua5011/
Awujuo506/
Abuswa503/
Awiswa501/
Abuzua501/
Awosuo501/
Obuzuo501/

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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 Owusua
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