Owaga Surname
Approximately 2,929 people bear this surname
Owaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,663 | 1:17,341 | 2,077 |
| Uganda | 125 | 1:312,314 | 21,378 |
| Tanzania | 73 | 1:725,228 | 41,094 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Owaga (371) may also be a first name.
Owaga Demographics
Owaga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owaga (Oriya: ଓାଗା) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Owaga.
How Common Is The Last Name Owaga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owaga is the 150,566th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,488,066 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owaga reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 450,877th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 371 people.
The surname Owaga is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,663 people, or 1 in 17,341. In Kenya Owaga is most frequent in: Homa Bay County, where 36 percent are found, Migori County, where 20 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 13 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Owaga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Owaga last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Owaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owaga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓାଗା | oaga | - |
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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 Owaga
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