Owango Surname

394,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4941:93,4828,349
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Congo141:356,3649,454
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Owango (52) may also be a first name.

Owango Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owango is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owango? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 394,524th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,142,509 people. The last name Owango occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Owango live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Owango is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous given name internationally It is held by 52 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 494 people, or 1 in 93,482. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 39 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 29 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 29 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and The Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Owango Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojwango9255/
Owangho929/
Howango921/
Ochwango862/
Owanga835,011/
Ewango831,365/
Obango83379/
Awango83376/
Owongo8330/
Uwango838/
Ovango835/
Owengo832/
Uwangho7768/
Ojwanga7729/
Owangah776/
Obangoh772/
Govango772/
Awangou771/
Ewangho771/
Gowanga771/
Obanggo771/
Ouwanga771/
Hawango771/
Howanga771/
Owangha771/
Awangoh771/
Owoungou719/
Ojwang'a714/
Houwanga713/
Owahanga712/
Gauwango711/
Ochwongo711/
Ahwangou711/
Ojwangha711/
Oweingoh711/
Gouwanga711/
Abongo678,850/
Obongo674,739/
Awongo671,524/
Owenga671,321/
Ewanga671,040/
Abango67716/
Ewongo67598/
Awanga67455/
Obanga67359/
Ovanga67140/
Uwanga67128/
Evongo6790/
Evango6757/
Avango6749/
Avengo6712/
Ubongo6711/
Uvango679/
Avongo677/
Ovongo675/
Owonga673/
Ubango672/
Ohwoingho671/
Owaisenga671/
Owaisinga671/
Owamga671/
Awengo671/

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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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  • 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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