Owani Surname
Approximately 3,163 people bear this surname
Owani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,947 | 1:13,247 | 2,144 |
| Japan | 121 | 1:1,056,564 | 20,605 |
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Owani (46) may also be a first name.
Owani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owani (Oriya: ଓର୍ାଣି) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 140,973rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,303,998 people. The surname Owani occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Owani are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owani is also the 1,484,914th most common given name world-wide It is held by 46 people.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 2,947 people, or 1 in 13,247. In Uganda Owani is most common in: Oyam District, where 28 percent are found, Kole District, where 19 percent are found and Lira District, where 15 percent are found. Not including Uganda it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Owani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓର୍ାଣି | orani | 50 |
| ଓାଣୀ | oani | 50 |
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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 Owani
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