Owuyi Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owuyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owauyi | 91 | 9 | / |
| Owueyi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Owui | 89 | 107 | / |
| Owuy | 89 | 20 | / |
| Owoueyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owheuyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owuheyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owuye | 80 | 626 | / |
| Awuyi | 80 | 200 | / |
| Owuya | 80 | 105 | / |
| Owoyi | 80 | 99 | / |
| Gowui | 80 | 34 | / |
| Owayi | 80 | 33 | / |
| Owuyo | 80 | 33 | / |
| Oweyi | 80 | 31 | / |
| Owuji | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ovuyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oswui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owyia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owujie | 73 | 318 | / |
| Ohueyi | 73 | 66 | / |
| Owueye | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gowayi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Owuije | 73 | 10 | / |
| Aewuyi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Owhuji | 73 | 6 | / |
| Owoeyi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Houwui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owuoya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awuyie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gawuyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahwuyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuoyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oowuye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owei | 67 | 3,144 | / |
| Owai | 67 | 1,796 | / |
| Awuy | 67 | 1,081 | / |
| Awui | 67 | 358 | / |
| Oway | 67 | 332 | / |
| Owou | 67 | 171 | / |
| Owoi | 67 | 135 | / |
| Ewui | 67 | 55 | / |
| Owey | 67 | 22 | / |
| Uwui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ovui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obuy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owauied | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oweu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uswuayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoueye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owhuoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuahia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouweyis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goywayi | 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 Owuyi
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