Olwero Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Olwero Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 180 | 1:256,555 | 17,284 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Olwero (10) may also be a first name.
Olwero Demographics
Olwero Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Olwero Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwero Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olwero is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Olwero click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwero? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,210,518th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Olwero occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Olwero are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename in the world, held by 10 people.
The last name Olwero is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 256,555. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Homa Bay County, where 57 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 38 percent are found and Siaya County, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Olwero Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olweros | 92 | 2 | / |
| Olworo | 83 | 183 | / |
| Alwero | 83 | 88 | / |
| Olvero | 83 | 61 | / |
| Oluero | 83 | 14 | / |
| Olbero | 83 | 10 | / |
| Olwaro | 83 | 6 | / |
| Olwera | 83 | 3 | / |
| Olveros | 77 | 318 | / |
| Olveiro | 77 | 2 | / |
| Galwero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olueros | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olwiros | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olweras | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olvera | 67 | 212,626 | / |
| Albero | 67 | 7,838 | / |
| Alvero | 67 | 5,994 | / |
| Olbera | 67 | 566 | / |
| Olwora | 67 | 471 | / |
| Alwaro | 67 | 154 | / |
| Alworo | 67 | 109 | / |
| Älvero | 67 | 19 | / |
| Elwaro | 67 | 7 | / |
| Olwira | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alwera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oluera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olwara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aluero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elworo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulbero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olvaro | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olwero
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