Owona is a surname occurring mainly in Cameroon. Notable people with the surname include:
Brice Owona (born 1989), Cameroonian footballer Dieudonné Owona (born 1986), Cameroonian footballer Grégoire Owona (born 1950), Cameroonian politician Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona (born 1983), Cameroonian footballer Jérémy Bana Owona, known as Werenoi (1994–2025), French rapper of Cameroonian descent Joseph Owona (born 1976), Cameroonian basketball player Lucien Owona (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer Nicolas Owona (born 1952), Cameroonian cyclist Norbert Owona (1951–2021), Cameroonian footballer Stéphane Owona (born 1985), French-Ivorian footballer Evelyne Owona Essomba (born 1977), Cameroonian journalist