Owona Surname

30,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Owona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon16,1371:1,287111
Uganda7601:51,3676,202
France1481:448,80264,499
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Gabon91:209,9102,378
England91:6,190,895170,599
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Owona (526) may also be a first name.

Owona Last Name Facts

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

Owona is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Owona.

How Common Is The Last Name Owona? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,986th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 422,859 people. Owona is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owona are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Owona is also the 367,904th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 526 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 16,137 people, or 1 in 1,287. In Cameroon Owona is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 77 percent are found, South Region, where 11 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Owona Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Owona are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Owona earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 17.34% less than the national average, earning $35,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.04% more than the national average, earning $59,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohwona9164/
Owonna9123/
Owonah9117/
Oiwona9115/
Owosna915/
Owonga913/
Owouna912/
Owhona911/
Owoona911/
Owongah834/
Owonaya833/
Owonaja831/
Howouna831/
Gouwona831/
Ohwuona831/
Oiwwona831/
Owono8022,792/
Owuna802,464/
Awona801,317/
Ewona80929/
Owone80711/
Obona80612/
Owana80544/
Ovona80417/
Owena80213/
Owoni8016/
Uwona8010/
Owony801/
Àwona801/
Owonault771/
Owunna731,845/
Obonai73867/
Obonna73493/
Aboona73190/
Owatna73189/
Hobona73176/
Ovouna7382/
Obouna7377/
Owhono7332/
Awouna7329/
Owenah7325/
Osuona7325/
Owoene7322/
Howana7322/
Awonah7316/
Ewhona7316/
Owunah7314/
Owoine7314/
Oswony7313/
Ojuona7311/
Owoeni7311/
Owonie739/
Awohna739/
Awoina738/
Owenna737/
Owosni736/
Owuuna736/
Owogni736/
Oboina735/
Owanna735/
Owunha734/
Obonha734/
Ovonga734/
Owanai734/
Owuana733/
Owunai733/
Owonne733/
Ewonah733/
Oweena732/
Owonii732/
Owanah732/
Owouni732/
Owaana732/
Owonyi732/
Ohuona732/
Obojna732/
Awonea731/
Owonje731/
Ovuona731/
Gowuna731/
Awonna731/
Awhona731/
Owonih731/
Gowony731/
Obuona731/
Owonio731/
Govona731/
Owoeny731/
Ouwana731/
Owenai731/
Owonoi731/
Ojwena731/
Oibona731/
Obonaï731/
Oboona731/
Ohwana731/
Ewuona731/
Aawona731/
Owenay730/
Hawonga67446/
Owunnah67228/
Ovounga67140/
Gawonay6724/
Owounou6718/
Goiwone6714/
Owonije6713/
Oiboina6712/
Houwana679/
Hohwana679/
Hobouna679/
Howonou677/
Owangah676/
Govonga676/
Ojbonna674/
Aboonah673/
Oubonna673/
Awougna673/
Owuunna672/
Owuanah672/
Ochwoni672/
Owanaut671/
Oiboyna671/
Gouwono671/
Owosnei671/
Obonnaa671/
Obonaha671/
Oboynna671/
Ojwunna671/
Howanga671/
Hawouna671/
Oswonyi671/
Ouwanga671/
Ojwongi671/
Gowanga671/
Haboona671/
Guwonga671/
Awouina671/
Awoumna671/
Goywana671/
Owoeneh671/

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