Owando Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Owando Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owando (78) may also be a first name.
Owando Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owando Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owando (Arabic: اواندو) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owando? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Owando occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Owando are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 78 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Owando is most common in: Kisumu County, where 60 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 7 percent live and Kakamega County, where 7 percent live. Other than Kenya Owando exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 14 percent live and Benin, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojwando | 92 | 1,017 | / |
| Owandho | 92 | 11 | / |
| Owandoh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ouwando | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ochwando | 86 | 6 | / |
| Owatendo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obando | 83 | 129,048 | / |
| Ovando | 83 | 61,594 | / |
| Owondo | 83 | 503 | / |
| Awando | 83 | 335 | / |
| Owanda | 83 | 158 | / |
| Ewando | 83 | 73 | / |
| Owendo | 83 | 60 | / |
| Uwando | 83 | 21 | / |
| Owuondo | 77 | 217 | / |
| Awandoi | 77 | 42 | / |
| Awandoh | 77 | 18 | / |
| Owhanda | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ojuando | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hobando | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ouvando | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hovando | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oyuando | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ahwando | 77 | 3 | / |
| Osvando | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ovanndo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Awandou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Govando | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ovaando | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obanddo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ovandos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owoondo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owoundo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oibando | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojwondo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawando | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owandah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awandoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howanda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aweandou | 71 | 64 | / |
| Howonduo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ochwondo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oubandou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gouwanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abando | 67 | 4,212 | / |
| Abondo | 67 | 3,611 | / |
| Obondo | 67 | 3,370 | / |
| Ubando | 67 | 3,301 | / |
| Obanda | 67 | 3,042 | / |
| Owonda | 67 | 2,689 | / |
| Ewondo | 67 | 804 | / |
| Avondo | 67 | 600 | / |
| Awondo | 67 | 593 | / |
| Awanda | 67 | 501 | / |
| Awendo | 67 | 253 | / |
| Uwondo | 67 | 244 | / |
| Ewanda | 67 | 132 | / |
| Owenda | 67 | 99 | / |
| Ovanda | 67 | 71 | / |
| Avando | 67 | 55 | / |
| Uvando | 67 | 45 | / |
| Evando | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ovondo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ovendo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Avendo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uwanda | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uvondo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Evondo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ovamdo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovandò | 67 | 1 | / |
Owando Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owando in the Arabic language | ||
| اواندو | awandw | - |
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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 Owando
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