Owusuwaa Surname

342,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Owusuwaa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owusuwaa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Owusuwaa (11) may also be a first name.

Owusuwaa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owusuwaa is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Owusuwaa.

How Common Is The Last Name Owusuwaa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 342,056th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,791,748 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Owusuwaa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

It is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,039 people, or 1 in 26,006. Apart from Ghana this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Owusuwaa Last Name Statistics demography

Owusuwaa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owusuwaah9416/
Owusuwa935/
Owuzuwa801/
Abousuwa751/
Abusuwa672/
Obuzuwa672/
Owozuwa671/
Abusuwayeh5613/
Aboussouwe561/
Obusubi531/
Abussuba501/
Abusubha501/
Abouzuwè501/

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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 Owusuwaa
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