Owang Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4781:96,6118,534
Philippines1741:581,82964,136
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Owang (127) may also be a first name.

Owang Last Name Facts

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

Owang occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 456,743rd most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. The surname Owang occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Owang live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 825,494th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 127 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 96,611. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 20 percent are found and Siaya County, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Owang occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Owang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Owang has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Owang last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Owang last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojwang9122,646/
Howang9149/
Ouwang9137/
Oweang919/
Owgang919/
Oewang912/
Oswang911/
Ohwang911/
Ojwan'g83275/
Houwang8360/
Huowang837/
Owateng834/
Oshwang832/
Ojwanng831/
Ojwa'ng831/
Owaseng831/
Obang8042,317/
Awang8020,869/
Ewang803,744/
Owong80342/
Uwang80166/
Oweng8083/
Ovang8038/
Àwang801/
Éwang801/
Houwaing7720/
Hawang731,535/
Ojuang73851/
Hewang73263/
Huwang73226/
Howong73190/
Osuang73123/
Govang7374/
Ahwang7368/
Hobang7346/
Howeng7335/
Hovang7317/
Ouwong7314/
O'Wong7313/
Osvang7312/
Auwang739/
Oyuang734/
Awaang734/
Uwangk734/
Ehwang733/
Uowong731/
Awhang731/
Awanng731/
Oswong731/
Ewangh731/
Awaing731/
Awwang731/
Awuang731/
Euwang731/
O'Bang731/
Ohweng731/
Hoibang67226/
Ovangue67202/
Ouhuang6757/
Awangue6729/
Ouywong6723/
Hoybang6714/
Gohwong6712/
Hawuang678/
Hojvang677/
Huiwang676/
Hoowong673/
Gouvang672/
Ojuan'g672/
Aehwang672/
O'Huang671/
Haïwang671/
Awating671/
Ochuang671/
Howwong671/
Huobang671/
Hauwang671/
Oihuang671/
Oweings671/
Goweing670/

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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 Owang
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