Oweno Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oweno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oweno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oweno Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oweno is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oweno? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oweno live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Oweno is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Oweno is most common in: Enugu, where 77 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Kano, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oweino914/
Owengo912/
Owenos912/
Owenno911/
Oeno892/
Ouwenou831/
Ouwengo831/
Owino80111,054/
Ojeno80379/
Owena80213/
Aweno8086/
Oyeno8061/
Oengo809/
Oveno807/
Goeno806/
Oueno805/
Oieno805/
Eweno803/
Houwenou775/
Oweingoh771/
Oyengo731,326/
Awenou73112/
Ojengo73100/
Owinoh7389/
Owhono7332/
Owenah7325/
Ouenou7316/
Oeyono7316/
Hoenou739/
Owenna737/
Houeno735/
Owinno734/
Owinho734/
Oweina733/
Ojenos732/
Oweena732/
Ohieno732/
Owesná732/
Ouengo732/
Ojwena731/
Owanou731/
Ouwano731/
Owynno731/
Owonoi731/
Ojeeno731/
Ojenoh731/
Oenuoh731/
Ewenoh731/
Aweano731/
Awengo731/
Oeyano731/
Owanoh731/
Uwengo731/
Hoveno730/
Gouwhenou715/
Houenou6713,327/
Oino672,528/
Ouno67696/
Aeno67185/
Oena6782/
Goveyno6775/
Ouwenga6775/
Eano6731/
Hovenou6722/
Euno6718/
Owingoh6717/
Gouveno6715/
Howonou677/
Ejno677/
Eweinoh676/
Hawenou676/
Eyno675/
Ojennos674/
Oweinat674/
Oyno674/
Hoveino672/
Oyenoha672/
Oyhieno672/
Ojienoh671/
Owaynot671/
Owengah671/
Oweinah671/
Oweanah671/
Aouenou671/
Aïwenou671/
Gouenou671/
O'Wingo671/
Ouvenou671/

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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 Oweno
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