Owane Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Owane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 80 | 1:577,249 | 27,285 |
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Owane (25) may also be a first name.
Owane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owane is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owane is the 1,181,191st most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Owane reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 25 people.
The surname Owane is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya Owane is primarily found in: Kisumu County, where 85 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 11 percent live and Busia County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya Owane is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
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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 Owane
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