Umowo Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Umowo 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
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Umowo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umowo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Umowo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umowo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Umowo live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Umowo is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 94 percent live and Delta, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Umowo exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

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
Umoowo914/
Umhowho831/
Imowo801,681/
Omowo80323/
Umobo809/
Umewo805/
Umuwo803/
Umowa801/
Oumouwou778/
Omoowo731,213/
Omowho7389/
Imoowo7324/
Humewo7312/
Imowoh737/
Jimowo735/
Imowho734/
Oumobo731/
Omowoo731/
Humowad676/
Omuowho671/
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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 Umowo
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