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.

Owuta Surname Distribution Map

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

The surname Owuta is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuta? popularity and diffusion

Owuta is the 2,506,728th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owuta reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owuta is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 51 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 44 percent reside, Cross River, where 34 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 46 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis