Owonka Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owonka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owonka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Owonka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owonka occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owonka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Owonka live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 34 percent live, Ondo, where 28 percent live and Oyo, where 21 percent live. Beside Nigeria Owonka is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owhonka921/
Owunka8358/
Awonka8314/
Owanka833/
Owenka833/
Owonko831/
Awoinka773/
Gowanka771/
Howanka770/
Awounkai7130/
Owosinki711/
Oubounka711/
Ojwaka6780/
Awanka6779/
Awonko679/
Uwanka678/
Ovanka674/
Owanko673/
Awonke672/
Obonko672/
Owunke671/
Ovunka671/
Uwunka671/

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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 Owonka
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