Olweru Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olweru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olweru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Olweru Last Name Facts

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

Olweru is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olweru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Olweru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Olweru are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,308,995. In Kenya Olweru is most common in: Siaya County, where 45 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 20 percent live and Kisumu County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elweru83100/
Olwaru838/
Olworu832/
Alwerud7720/
Olverud771/
Alwaru67147/
Elwaru67116/
Alberu6749/
Elveru6719/
Elworu6715/
Alworu672/
Ulverud6290/
Alverzu6219/
Älverud6215/
Alverup6212/
Ölverud629/
Alvergu628/
Allwaru625/
Aalwaru624/
Alverus623/
Alberou622/
Alveruz621/
Houlbirau531/
Halverhout50124/
Alvaru5030/
Alberú505/
Alvoru502/
Albiru502/

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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 Olweru
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