Owango Surname
Approximately 895 people bear this surname
Owango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 494 | 1:93,482 | 8,349 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Owango (52) may also be a first name.
Owango Demographics
Owango Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owango Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owango occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Owango.
How Common Is The Last Name Owango? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owango is the 394,524th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,142,509 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Owango are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 52 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 494 people, or 1 in 93,482. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisumu County, where 39 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 29 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 29 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and The Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Owango Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojwango | 92 | 55 | / |
| Owangho | 92 | 9 | / |
| Howango | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ochwango | 86 | 2 | / |
| Owanga | 83 | 5,011 | / |
| Ewango | 83 | 1,365 | / |
| Obango | 83 | 379 | / |
| Awango | 83 | 376 | / |
| Owongo | 83 | 30 | / |
| Uwango | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ovango | 83 | 5 | / |
| Owengo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Uwangho | 77 | 68 | / |
| Ojwanga | 77 | 29 | / |
| Owangah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Obangoh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Govango | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awangou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ewangho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gowanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obanggo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouwanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawango | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owangha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awangoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owoungou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ojwang'a | 71 | 4 | / |
| Houwanga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Owahanga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gauwango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochwongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahwangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojwangha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oweingoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouwanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abongo | 67 | 8,850 | / |
| Obongo | 67 | 4,739 | / |
| Awongo | 67 | 1,524 | / |
| Owenga | 67 | 1,321 | / |
| Ewanga | 67 | 1,040 | / |
| Abango | 67 | 716 | / |
| Ewongo | 67 | 598 | / |
| Awanga | 67 | 455 | / |
| Obanga | 67 | 359 | / |
| Ovanga | 67 | 140 | / |
| Uwanga | 67 | 128 | / |
| Evongo | 67 | 90 | / |
| Evango | 67 | 57 | / |
| Avango | 67 | 49 | / |
| Avengo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ubongo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uvango | 67 | 9 | / |
| Avongo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ovongo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owonga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ubango | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohwoingho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaisenga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaisinga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owamga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awengo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Owango
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