Owano Surname

169,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,2401:20,6162,372
Philippines2061:491,44858,185
Tanzania501:1,058,83246,289
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Owano (256) may also be a first name.

Owano Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owano Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Owano is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 169,672nd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,865,728 people. The last name Owano occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Owano live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 556,659th most commonly held given name internationally. 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 Owano is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 33 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 19 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Owano occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 8 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Owano Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Owano surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oswano912/
Owanoh911/
Ouwano911/
Owanou911/
Howano911/
Howanou83238/
Gouwano831/
Howango831/
Owaynot831/
Owono8022,792/
Awano809,245/
Ouano805,879/
Owana80544/
Ovano8023/
Houwanou77189/
Awanou731,059/
Owatna73189/
Obanoh7364/
Owhono7332/
Howana7322/
Ovaino7321/
Obanno7310/
Awaino739/
Ovango735/
Owanna735/
Oweino734/
Owaina734/
Owuana733/
Obhano732/
Awatno732/
Owaana732/
Ojuano732/
Owanah732/
Awanno731/
Owajna731/
Ouwana731/
Ouvano731/
Owonoi731/
Obanou731/
Aweano731/
Ohwana731/
Ahwano731/
Awanop731/
Hovano731/
Oovano731/
Awanoy731/
Houwannou715/
Houhwanou712/
Owaynat67186/
Aïwanou6767/
Awainou6729/
Owounou6718/
Hohwana679/
Houwana679/
Awannou677/
Howonou677/
Owangah676/
Govango672/
Owuanah672/
Hawanou672/
Hawango671/
Owanaut671/
Gouwono671/
Howanga671/
Ahwanou671/
Ouwanga671/
Gouvano671/
Awangoh671/
Gowanga671/
Goywana671/
Oweanah671/
Awaynou671/
Awanois671/
Awangou671/

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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 Owano
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