Owenga Surname
Approximately 1,321 people bear this surname
Owenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,209 | 1:38,197 | 4,077 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Owenga (126) may also be a first name.
Owenga Demographics
Owenga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owenga is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owenga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 290,011th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,516,689 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owenga reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owenga is also the 829,183rd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 126 people.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,209 people, or 1 in 38,197. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Siaya County, where 28 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 19 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Owenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Owenga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Owenga earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,607 USD per year.
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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 Owenga
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