Owusy Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Owusy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owusy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Owusy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owusy is found most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owusy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Owusy is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Owusy live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Owusy is most common in: Greater London, where 75 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 25 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owusi80361/
Owuse80116/
Owusa8031/
Obusy800/
Owusoaya771/
Owushi7350/
Abousy7322/
Obousy7319/
Owiesy736/
Obusyi732/
Ohwusa731/
Owishy731/
Oywusi731/
Awusey731/
Owusie731/
Owushe731/
Oewusi731/
Howisey6766/
Aboushy6724/
Owoussi6710/
Obausyi679/
Howutse674/
Abousey673/
Owoushi671/
Aboussy671/
Owushie671/
Awoussy671/
Owoussa671/
Owusuua671/
Owuchay671/
Oywusie671/
Habousy671/
Obushey671/

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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
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  • 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 Owusy
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