Ocwer Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ocwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ocwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3461:112,83010,952
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Ocwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ocwer occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ocwer.

How Common Is The Last Name Ocwer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ocwer is the 806,178th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ocwer are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 112,830. In Uganda it is most common in: Amolatar District, where 51 percent are found, Dokolo District, where 31 percent are found and Amuru District, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Turkey, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochwer912/
Ocwe8970/
Ochswer831/
Okwer801,836/
Ocwee801,201/
Ocwei8045/
Ojwer8021/
Ocwey809/
Ogwer805/
Acwer804/
Ocwir802/
Ecwer801/
Okwere73594/
Ogwere73216/
Okcuer7362/
Ozwere734/
Okwier733/
Oncuer732/
Achwer732/
Ocwiej731/
Occwee731/
Okweir731/
Okwear731/
Osckwe731/
Hogwer731/
Okwe676,393/
Ogwe671,770/
Ackwerh671,466/
Ocwi67807/
Ocwa67586/
Oghwere67201/
Acwe67161/
Ouchber67121/
Okweere6711/
Ogweere6710/
Okwerre676/
Okwuere674/
Hochber674/
Ogwerhe674/
Okhwere673/
Ocue672/
Ocwj671/
Ogcwuhe671/
Hozwert671/
Ochsuer671/
Ogwhere671/
Otswere671/
Ocouere671/
Gougwer670/

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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 Ocwer
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