Owuta Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owuta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Owuta Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777

Owuta (51) may also be a first name.

Owuta Last Name Facts

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

Owuta occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owuta is the 2,506,728th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Owuta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owuta reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held given name worldwide, held by 51 people.

Owuta is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 44 percent reside, Cross River, where 34 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Owuta exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 46 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owouta912/
Owuuta911/
Oswuta911/
Awuta80863/
Ovuta80773/
Obuta80444/
Owota80232/
Owita80135/
Ewuta8015/
Owuti8015/
Uwuta803/
Owute802/
Owuty801/
Abouta731,345/
Awouta7332/
Owotta7321/
Owitha7312/
Obutai7310/
Hawuta739/
Ovutah737/
Ovueta735/
Awutah734/
Obouta734/
Owotha734/
Gawuta733/
Oybuta733/
Owouti733/
Ohwuto732/
Awutta732/
Owoota731/
Owitta731/
Obuita731/
Obutha731/
Owhota731/
Ouvita731/
Awutai731/
Awutau731/
Obutah731/
Uovuta731/
Awauta731/
Awusta731/
Oveuta731/
Ewouta731/
Owutie731/
Aboutaj67623/
Owoutou67406/
Habouta6728/
Aboutaa6713/
Ovuetah6711/
Aboutah679/
Aboutta673/
Gawouta672/
Gawutta672/
Aboutay672/
Ouweuto671/
Aboutai671/
Aboutha671/
Owouter671/
Avoutai671/
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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 Owuta
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