Oweniga Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Oweniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oweniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552

Oweniga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oweniga is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oweniga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oweniga live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyeniga864/
Owoniga862/
Owenega861/
Uweniga861/
Oueniga861/
Owenyoga801/
Yeniga7728/
Aeniga7725/
Eaniga772/
Euniga771/
Eeniga771/
Oiniga771/
Oyenuga714,830/
Yenigha71137/
Ojoniga7130/
Awoniga7112/
Goenega7111/
Hoenige719/
Owonuga719/
Ijoniga714/
Ejiniga713/
Ewenuga713/
Oyenega713/
Abeniga713/
Owanuga712/
Ajeniga711/
Obiniga711/
Iyoniga711/
Ojiniga711/
Oyenigi711/
Oyenyga711/
Ouenega711/
Ayenigga674/
Oyennuga674/
Hoennige672/
Oyenuuga672/
Owonigho671/
Owanigho671/
Ojenegha671/
Goeneaga671/
Ooyenuga671/
Oyenegha671/
Hounhiga671/

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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 Oweniga
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