Owongo Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Owongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo111:453,55410,703
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Owongo Last Name Facts

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

Owongo is more frequently found in The Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Owongo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owongo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owongo live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Owongo is most widespread in The Congo, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 453,554. In The Congo it is most prevalent in: Brazzaville Department, where 82 percent live, Cuvette Department, where 9 percent live and Plateaux Department, where 9 percent live. Excluding The Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Uganda, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoungou869/
Ochwongo861/
Obongo834,739/
Awongo831,524/
Owango83895/
Ewongo83598/
Ovongo835/
Owonga833/
Owengo832/
Ohwoingho801/
Obong'o771,161/
Obongho77112/
Obongoi7765/
Ojwango7755/
Ewoungo7733/
Ewongho7726/
Awoungo7722/
Govongo7718/
Awoingo7713/
Owangho779/
Obon'go776/
Owongah774/
Hobongo774/
Awosngo772/
Gawongo771/
Awongho771/
Gowungo771/
Owongha771/
Howango771/
Govhongo7118/
Oboungou712/
Ochwango712/
Oboingho711/
Ewoungou711/
Abongo678,850/
Owanga675,011/
Ewango671,365/
Owenga671,321/
Obonga671,117/
Obango67379/
Awango67376/
Ewonga67245/
Evongo6790/
Awonga6764/
Ubongo6711/
Obungo678/
Uwango678/
Avongo677/
Owunga676/
Ovango675/
Uwungo674/
Ovonga674/
Awungo673/
Awengo671/

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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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  • 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 Owongo
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