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

The last name Owona is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Owona click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owona? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,986th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 422,859 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owona live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 367,904th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 526 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16,137 people, or 1 in 1,287. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 77 percent live, South Region, where 11 percent live and Littoral Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Owona Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owona last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% 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
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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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