Owana Surname
Approximately 544 people bear this surname
Owana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 210 | 1:185,901 | 15,308 |
| Cameroon | 101 | 1:205,634 | 21,118 |
| Kenya | 86 | 1:536,976 | 26,431 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owana (220) may also be a first name.
Owana Demographics
Owana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owana (Oriya: ୱାନା) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owana? popularity and diffusion
Owana is the 577,768th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. Owana is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Owana are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 608,246th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 220 people.
Owana is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 185,901. In Uganda Owana is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 30 percent are found, Busia District, where 23 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 8 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent are found and Kenya, where 16 percent are found.
Owana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Owana last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Owana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owana in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାନା | wana | 75 |
| ଓାନା | oana | 25 |
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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 Owana
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