Owak Surname
Approximately 382 people bear this surname
Owak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 160 | 1:243,995 | 18,277 |
| Iran | 127 | 1:604,587 | 33,553 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Owak (57) may also be a first name.
Owak Demographics
Average Owak Salary in
United States
$84,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Owak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owak (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺍﻙ) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 751,291st most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. The last name Owak occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Owak reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 57 people.
Owak is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 243,995. In Uganda Owak is most frequent in: Dokolo District, where 25 percent live, Otuke District, where 23 percent live and Amolatar District, where 22 percent live. Besides Uganda it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 33 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oywak | 89 | 67 | / |
| Owake | 89 | 42 | / |
| Howak | 89 | 12 | / |
| Ojwak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oiwake | 80 | 729 | / |
| Oswaks | 80 | 22 | / |
| Howack | 80 | 13 | / |
| Howake | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gowack | 80 | 2 | / |
| Howaik | 80 | 1 | / |
| O'Wake | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oswack | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oswake | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owuake | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awak | 75 | 7,555 | / |
| Uwak | 75 | 2,230 | / |
| Owok | 75 | 155 | / |
| Ewak | 75 | 132 | / |
| Ovak | 75 | 85 | / |
| Owag | 75 | 6 | / |
| Owax | 75 | 2 | / |
| Houwake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awake | 67 | 1,775 | / |
| Ojwok | 67 | 748 | / |
| Hawak | 67 | 625 | / |
| Ahwak | 67 | 246 | / |
| Hewak | 67 | 212 | / |
| Uwake | 67 | 52 | / |
| Gowac | 67 | 44 | / |
| Auwak | 67 | 39 | / |
| Awakh | 67 | 37 | / |
| Hovak | 67 | 34 | / |
| Uwaik | 67 | 26 | / |
| Owoke | 67 | 24 | / |
| Howag | 67 | 23 | / |
| Uswak | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ovack | 67 | 20 | / |
| Awuak | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ovake | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ovhak | 67 | 11 | / |
| Govak | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oswag | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obakk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oubak | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ewack | 67 | 5 | / |
| Howok | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oywac | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awack | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obaik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uobak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwuak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owuok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwask | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aawak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwag | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Bak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awakk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awask | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obayk | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Oswaks | 67 | 1 | / |
Owak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺍﻙ | awak | - |
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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 Owak
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