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 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

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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  • 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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