Owenga Surname

290,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2091:38,1974,077
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England21:27,859,030389,889
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Owenga (126) may also be a first name.

Owenga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owenga is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owenga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 290,011th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,516,689 people. The surname Owenga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owenga are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 126 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,209 people, or 1 in 38,197. In Kenya it is most common in: Siaya County, where 28 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 19 percent live and Kisumu County, where 18 percent live. Barring Kenya Owenga is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Owenga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouwenga9275/
Owengah921/
Ownenga920/
Oenga911,960/
Howengga862/
Oweninga862/
Owanga835,011/
Oyenga831,223/
Ovenga83613/
Owinga83594/
Obenga83304/
Awenga8330/
Goenga8316/
Ojenga8313/
Owenge836/
Owonga833/
Ouenga832/
Owengo832/
Uwenga831/
Owengi831/
Oengaa831/
Oweisngha801/
Owaisenga801/
Hovenga77538/
Ouwinga77251/
Hoyenga7733/
Owangah776/
Owongah774/
Oyengah774/
Ouyenga773/
Oyennga772/
Ojwinga772/
Owenger771/
Ouwengo771/
Hawenga771/
Oyengay771/
Oyengau771/
Owongha771/
Howanga771/
Ouwanga771/
Owiengi771/
Yoyenga771/
Gouenga771/
Govenga771/
Ojwenge771/
Owangha771/
Yenga7334,340/
Eanga731,860/
Ounga73687/
Oinga73408/
Eenga73124/
Aenga7372/
Oengo739/
Eynga736/
Awnga734/
Eunga733/
Einga733/
Oengi731/
Uwnga731/
Housenga71211/
Hooyenga71205/
Hoitenga7186/
Oueninga7111/
Eionenga714/
Owahanga712/
Houvenga711/
Hooienga711/
Houtenga711/
Oweingoh711/
Owiengoh711/
Oyenguha711/
Ojwangha711/
Awisenga711/
Ouyengah711/
Oswengie711/
Hoovenga710/
Eyenga6738,665/
Hounga677,023/
Eyinga674,205/
Eyanga672,106/
Eyonga672,106/
Abenga671,570/
Iyenga671,533/
Oyengo671,326/
Oyanga671,053/
Ewanga671,040/
Geanga67925/
Owango67895/
Ayonga67784/
Iyonga67640/
Ojanga67518/
Awanga67455/
Ayenga67444/
Ojinga67367/
Ajenga67356/
Obenge67343/
Ojenge67278/
Gounga67264/
Evenga67249/
Ewonga67245/
Ehanga67158/
Evanga67147/
Ajonga67142/
Ovanga67140/
Awinga67138/
Oyonga67132/
Oyenge67129/
Obengo67127/
Goinga67109/
Ojengo67100/
Obinga6792/
Owingo6769/
Heunga6766/
Awonga6764/
Ejenga6747/
Ijenga6745/
Awenge6742/
Ubenga6740/
Ojonga6736/
Avonga6734/
Owongo6730/
Owingi6722/
Oyinga6717/
Ejanga6716/
Houyengah6716/
Oungha6712/
Ejinga6712/
Heanga6710/
Yengga679/
Gaenga679/
Awengi678/
Ijonga677/
Uengai677/
Obengi676/
Aionga675/
Ovonga674/
Eyunga674/
Yengha674/
Yengai673/
Eangha673/
Evonga673/
Oyengi673/
Eangga672/
Goenge672/
Uyenga672/
Ejonga672/
Avenga672/
Hoinga672/
Ouengo672/
Ojengi672/
Ovenge672/
Ouenninga671/
Uwinga671/
Uwenge671/
Ounhga671/
Ieanga671/
Awynga671/
Owaisinga671/
Oungai671/
Oungas671/
Yoanga671/
Eungap671/
Eungat671/
Awengo671/
Oungah671/
Obngha671/
Uengau671/
Uwengi671/
Uwengo671/
Ovinga671/
Oungat671/
Oungay671/
Heinga670/
Howengher670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owenga
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