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
The surname Owani (Oriya: ଓର୍ାଣି) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 140,973rd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,303,998 people. The last name Owani occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Owani reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owani is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 46 people.
The surname Owani is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 2,947 people, or 1 in 13,247. In Uganda Owani is most numerous in: Oyam District, where 28 percent live, Kole District, where 19 percent live and Lira District, where 15 percent live. Outside of Uganda Owani exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
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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