Owuwa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Owuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Owuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owuwa is most common in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owuwa is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owuwa reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Owuwa is most numerous in: Rivers, where 53 percent are found, Ogun, where 27 percent are found and Lagos, where 20 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awuwa | 80 | 130 | / |
| Uwuwa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ovuwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Owiwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ewuwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Owuwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owuwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owoewa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Owubah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Awuhwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hawuwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Owouba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Awuwat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owubaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obuwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owuiba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aswuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwuhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abouwah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gaweuwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ohweuwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owhowha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abouway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawuwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeuwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuibai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Owuwa
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