Owanga Surname

94,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Gabon

Owanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,7081:19,9242,514
Gabon1,0611:1,781294
Kenya1131:408,67222,682
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Owanga (703) may also be a first name.

Owanga Last Name Facts

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

Owanga is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 94,994th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,454,310 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owanga are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Owanga is also the 311,646th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 703 people.

The surname Owanga is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,708 people, or 1 in 19,924. Outside of The DR Congo it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Gabon, where 21 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Owanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojwanga9229/
Owangah926/
Owangha921/
Gowanga921/
Ouwanga921/
Howanga921/
Ojwang'a864/
Houwanga863/
Owahanga862/
Gouwanga861/
Ojwangha861/
Owenga831,321/
Ewanga831,040/
Owango83895/
Owange83664/
Awanga83455/
Obanga83359/
Ovanga83140/
Uwanga83128/
Owangi8313/
Owonga833/
Owamga831/
Owaisinga801/
Owaisenga801/
Hawanga771,337/
Awangga77706/
Ojwangi77510/
Auwanga77264/
Ojwango7755/
Obangha7748/
Awangai7728/
Ewangga7721/
Owangye7712/
Owangho779/
Ojuanga777/
Uuwanga776/
Owongah774/
Awhanga773/
Awangas772/
Ewangha772/
Ojwange772/
Awangah772/
Howangi771/
Howango771/
Obang'a771/
Ewangah771/
Aswanga771/
Awangha771/
Owengah771/
Oubanga771/
Owanger771/
Awangea771/
Owongha771/
Owangge771/
Owang'e771/
Hauwanga712,381/
Ojwang'i71158/
Obhangha719/
Ojwanghi718/
Ochwango712/
Uwasenga712/
Howengga712/
Ojuang'a711/
Owuhangi711/
Abanga678,548/
Abonga673,080/
Ewango671,365/
Obonga671,117/
Awange67819/
Ovenga67613/
Obango67379/
Awango67376/
Ewonga67245/
Obangi67232/
Evanga67147/
Uvanga67139/
Ubanga67118/
Awonga6764/
Ubonga6745/
Awangi6738/
Avonga6734/
Awenga6730/
Owongo6730/
Avanga6727/
Obange6725/
Uwango678/
Ovango675/
Ovonga674/
Evonga673/
Avenga672/
Owengo672/
Hauwangah672/
Uwange671/
Ochwan'gi671/
Oweisngha671/
Uwaisenga671/
Uwangi671/

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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 Owanga
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