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

The last name Owang is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owang is the 456,743rd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. Owang is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Owang are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 825,494th most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 127 people.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 96,611. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 25 percent live, Kisumu County, where 20 percent live and Siaya County, where 16 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Owang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Owang has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Owang surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the 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
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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 Owang
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