Owak Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1601:243,99518,277
Iran1271:604,58733,553
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Owak (57) may also be a first name.

Owak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owak (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺍﻙ) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 751,291st most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Owak are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owak is also the 1,308,380th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 57 people.

This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 243,995. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Dokolo District, where 25 percent reside, Otuke District, where 23 percent reside and Amolatar District, where 22 percent reside. Barring Uganda it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 33 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Owak Last Name Statistics demography

Owak earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 96.51% more than the national average, earning $84,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oywak8967/
Owake8942/
Howak8912/
Ojwak891/
Oiwake80729/
Oswaks8022/
Howack8013/
Howake807/
Gowack802/
Howaik801/
O'Wake801/
Oswack801/
Oswake801/
Owuake801/
Awak757,555/
Uwak752,230/
Owok75155/
Ewak75132/
Ovak7585/
Owag756/
Owax752/
Houwake731/
Awake671,775/
Ojwok67748/
Hawak67625/
Ahwak67246/
Hewak67212/
Uwake6752/
Gowac6744/
Auwak6739/
Awakh6737/
Hovak6734/
Uwaik6726/
Owoke6724/
Howag6723/
Uswak6721/
Ovack6720/
Awuak6715/
Ovake6713/
Ovhak6711/
Govak6710/
Oswag679/
Obakk678/
Oubak675/
Ewack675/
Howok674/
Oywac674/
Awack672/
Obaik672/
Uobak672/
Uwuak672/
Owuok671/
Uwack671/
Owaig671/
Uwask671/
Oweik671/
Aawak671/
Ojwag671/
O'Bak671/
Awakk671/
Aweak671/
Ojwac671/
Awaak671/
Awask671/
Obayk671/
D'Oswaks671/

Owak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Owak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻭﺍﻙawak-

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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
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  • 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 Owak
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