Owano Surname
Approximately 2,543 people bear this surname
Owano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,240 | 1:20,616 | 2,372 |
| Philippines | 206 | 1:491,448 | 58,185 |
| Tanzania | 50 | 1:1,058,832 | 46,289 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Owano (256) may also be a first name.
Owano Demographics
Owano Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owano Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owano is most common in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owano? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owano is the 169,672nd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,865,728 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Owano are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Owano is also the 556,659th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 256 people.
The last name Owano is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 2,240 people, or 1 in 20,616. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 33 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 19 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found. Not including Kenya Owano is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 8 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Owano Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Owano last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswano | 91 | 2 | / |
| Owanoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ouwano | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owanou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Howano | 91 | 1 | / |
| Howanou | 83 | 238 | / |
| Gouwano | 83 | 1 | / |
| Howango | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owaynot | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owono | 80 | 22,792 | / |
| Awano | 80 | 9,245 | / |
| Ouano | 80 | 5,879 | / |
| Owana | 80 | 544 | / |
| Ovano | 80 | 23 | / |
| Houwanou | 77 | 189 | / |
| Awanou | 73 | 1,059 | / |
| Owatna | 73 | 189 | / |
| Obanoh | 73 | 64 | / |
| Owhono | 73 | 32 | / |
| Howana | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ovaino | 73 | 21 | / |
| Obanno | 73 | 10 | / |
| Awaino | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ovango | 73 | 5 | / |
| Owanna | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oweino | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owaina | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owuana | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obhano | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awatno | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owaana | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojuano | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owanah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awanno | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owajna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouvano | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owonoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obanou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweano | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohwana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahwano | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awanop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hovano | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oovano | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awanoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houwannou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Houhwanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Owaynat | 67 | 186 | / |
| Aïwanou | 67 | 67 | / |
| Awainou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Owounou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hohwana | 67 | 9 | / |
| Houwana | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awannou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Howonou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owangah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Govango | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owuanah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawanou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owanaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouwono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahwanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouvano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awangoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goywana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweanah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaynou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awanois | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awangou | 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 Owano
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