Owago Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya721:641,38829,005
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Owago Last Name Facts

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

Owago is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owago? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owago is the 1,565,797th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Owago reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 641,388. In Kenya Owago is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 71 percent live, Kajiado County, where 13 percent live and Siaya County, where 13 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 43 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oywago912/
Oiwago911/
Owangho839/
Oswaggo831/
Howango831/
Owaga802,929/
Obago80258/
Awago8033/
Ewago8033/
Owogo807/
Owego805/
Uwago801/
Obagho73345/
Obagou73251/
Ohwaga73129/
Oswaga7396/
Uwagho7388/
Obaigo7364/
Owegho7357/
Hewago7334/
Awagoh7321/
Owagha7321/
Oywaga7320/
Owhaga7311/
Uwango738/
Govago736/
Ovango735/
Howego734/
Awaugo733/
Ouwaga732/
Osuago732/
Owagah732/
Gawago732/
Obagoh732/
Ovaigo732/
Obaugo732/
Owogho732/
Uwaugo732/
Awagou731/
Oyuago731/
Ojuago731/
Ouwogo731/
Hawago731/
Awagho731/
Owagga731/
Awuago731/
Uwaigo731/
Owuaga731/
Uwangho6768/
Owhogho6727/
Owhegho6716/
Owangah676/
Ohbaigo671/
Howanga671/
Hawango671/
Ouwanga671/
Obaagou671/
Gouwaga671/
Govagoy671/
Awangou671/
Ochuago671/
Owangha671/
Awangoh671/

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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 Owago
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