Olwer Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Olwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Olwer (47) may also be a first name.

Olwer Last Name Facts

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

Olwer is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Olwer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olwer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Olwer is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Olwer are found; 35 percent are found in East Africa and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 47 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 89 percent are found and Niger, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Olwer Last Name Statistics demography

Olwer earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olwert91183/
Holwer914/
Olwere911/
Olwier911/
Ohlwier832/
Ohlwere831/
Olver803,087/
Elwer80549/
Olber80294/
Alwer80187/
Ulwer806/
Ollwerph771/
Helwer73223/
Olvier7399/
Ullwer7363/
Holber7354/
Olverd7344/
Holver7329/
Oilver7326/
Golver7325/
Halwer7316/
Olvert7314/
Elwerr7312/
Olvere7310/
Allwer739/
Oliuer735/
Ollver734/
Elweer734/
Alwear734/
Alweer733/
Olberh732/
Alwerr731/
Olverz731/
Olbear731/
Olhuer731/
Olvear731/
Ohlber731/
Elwear731/
Holberh67191/
Alwerdt6752/
Hellwer6716/
Holvert6712/
Alwerth6710/
Alweher678/
Hosluer677/
Oilvier672/
Olıvıer671/
Oulouer671/
Houlber671/
Goluher671/
Hoilber671/
Ollvier671/
Alwertd670/
Halwere670/
Oulbear670/

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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 Olwer
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