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 in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 577,768th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. The last name Owana is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Owana live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 608,246th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 220 people.
The last name Owana is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 185,901. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 30 percent live, Busia District, where 23 percent live and Wakiso District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Uganda it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 16 percent live.
Owana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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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