Where Does The Last Name Owena Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Owena is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owena? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,133,308^th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Owena occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Owena are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owena is also the 584,346^th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 235 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 1,188,878. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 57 percent live, Edo, where 12 percent live and Niger, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Owena Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Owena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Owena surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.