Owon Surname
Approximately 318 people bear this surname
Owon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 99 | 1:394,336 | 24,810 |
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Owon (304) may also be a first name.
Owon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owon is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Owon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 857,026th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Owon reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owon is also the 504,994th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 304 people.
The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 394,336. In Uganda Owon is most numerous in: Agago District, where 87 percent live, Gulu District, where 4 percent live and Pader District, where 3 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owone | 89 | 711 | / |
| Howon | 89 | 86 | / |
| Owoen | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owhon | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owoine | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ouwong | 80 | 14 | / |
| O'Wong | 80 | 13 | / |
| Owonne | 80 | 3 | / |
| Howont | 80 | 1 | / |
| Houwon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goiwon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gowwon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oswong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uowong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oswoin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Owan | 75 | 5,333 | / |
| Obon | 75 | 2,524 | / |
| Awon | 75 | 2,442 | / |
| Ovon | 75 | 1,332 | / |
| Ewon | 75 | 261 | / |
| Owom | 75 | 215 | / |
| Uwon | 75 | 92 | / |
| Owun | 75 | 48 | / |
| Ouywong | 73 | 23 | / |
| Owochin | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hoowong | 73 | 3 | / |
| Howwong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owonowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohwosen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehouwon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochwoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houwoin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owhondh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howan | 67 | 762 | / |
| Ovone | 67 | 305 | / |
| Oboun | 67 | 295 | / |
| Obuon | 67 | 257 | / |
| Owane | 67 | 201 | / |
| Oiwan | 67 | 149 | / |
| Hobon | 67 | 110 | / |
| Oybon | 67 | 94 | / |
| Aboon | 67 | 80 | / |
| Govon | 67 | 74 | / |
| Awone | 67 | 36 | / |
| Uboon | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ovuon | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hawon | 67 | 27 | / |
| Osuon | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aawon | 67 | 21 | / |
| Howoń | 67 | 21 | / |
| Oywan | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oboon | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ojwan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uwuon | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ehwon | 67 | 12 | / |
| Owune | 67 | 12 | / |
| Howun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ovong | 67 | 11 | / |
| Owuan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ewoun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hovon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uwhon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uwone | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouwan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Auwon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oboin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awoin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oubon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hewon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oibon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahwon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewuon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Evoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewhon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oowan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovoen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovohn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obohn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awonh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obonh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewoyn | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owon
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