Owaka Surname

249,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1641:39,6734,193
Nigeria1381:1,283,64351,044
Uganda1061:368,29523,776
Japan591:2,166,85228,778
Congo551:90,7117,856
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Owaka (191) may also be a first name.

Owaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owaka is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Owaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Owaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 249,495th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,580,481 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Owaka live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owaka is also the 657,437th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 191 people.

The surname Owaka is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,164 people, or 1 in 39,673. In Kenya it is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 38 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 29 percent are found and Migori County, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.

Owaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Owaka surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Owaka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Owaka earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.3% more than the national average, earning $64,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owakah91213/
Ojwaka9180/
Owuaka9143/
Owakai9127/
Owakha913/
Oweaka913/
Howaka911/
Ohwaka911/
Oswaka911/
Oywaka911/
Owakuha8322/
Ojwacka835/
Oohwaka833/
Gowacka832/
Ochwaka831/
Owaki8012,835/
Oweka805,667/
Ewaka80821/
Awaka80751/
Uwaka80642/
Owoka80349/
Owako80186/
Owaca80171/
Owake8042/
Owaky807/
Ovaka802/
Ouwwayka771/
Goiwakai771/
Ovaska731,449/
Oiwake73729/
Ohwoka73264/
Owhoka73151/
Hawaka73110/
Oweika7381/
Oywako7375/
Owueka7364/
Awakai7347/
Howako7344/
Uwakah7340/
Owaski7334/
Ewakea7334/
Howaki7328/
Ohwako7323/
Owooka7322/
Awayka7311/
Owoeka739/
Awakah739/
Ovadka738/
Govaka737/
Howake737/
Owocka736/
Hovaka736/
Awuaka736/
Oweeka736/
Ohwaki735/
Obeaka735/
Oswoka735/
Owakit735/
Owakie735/
Obagka734/
Oowaki733/
Uweaka733/
Ewauka733/
Obakah733/
Uwaaka733/
Oyweka733/
Oswaki732/
Awauka732/
Awaaka732/
Awaika732/
Awakay732/
Howeka732/
Owekaa732/
Oswake731/
Owadki731/
Ewacka731/
Gowaki731/
Ujwaka731/
Uwuaka731/
Owheka731/
Awakha731/
Owakyi731/
Owakoi731/
Owacca731/
Owajko731/
Owakki731/
Owakyo731/
Ovaika731/
Ovatka731/
Owekka731/
O'Wake731/
Uwauka731/
Awakea731/
Awacka731/
Owakho731/
Owakih731/
Owacko731/
Owokah731/
Owuake731/
Oweuka731/
Ouvaka731/
Obahka731/
Hewaka731/
Gowacki6763/
Auwakea6735/
Ochuaka6716/
Hobaika6710/
Owatkit678/
Uwaakaa676/
Awakaah674/
Oubakka673/
Owokaya673/
Awakaya673/
Owachko672/
Owookad672/
O'Vadka671/
Haswaka671/
Hovakah671/
Howaker671/
Ossuaka671/
Ouwakge671/
Houwake671/
Hovakka671/
Owaachi671/
Awaikai671/
Hawazka671/
Owaskey670/
Hawauka670/

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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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  • 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 Owaka
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