Oweniga Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Oweniga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Oweniga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oweniga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oweniga occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Oweniga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oweniga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oweniga is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oweniga are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Oweniga is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyeniga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Owoniga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Owenega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uweniga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oueniga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owenyoga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeniga | 77 | 28 | / |
| Aeniga | 77 | 25 | / |
| Eaniga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Euniga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eeniga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oiniga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyenuga | 71 | 4,830 | / |
| Yenigha | 71 | 137 | / |
| Ojoniga | 71 | 30 | / |
| Awoniga | 71 | 12 | / |
| Goenega | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hoenige | 71 | 9 | / |
| Owonuga | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ijoniga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ejiniga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ewenuga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oyenega | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abeniga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Owanuga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ajeniga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obiniga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iyoniga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojiniga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyenigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyenyga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouenega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayenigga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyennuga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoennige | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyenuuga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owonigho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owanigho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojenegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goeneaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooyenuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyenegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounhiga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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