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 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
| 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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