Olweru Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Olweru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Olweru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olweru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olweru has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olweru? popularity and diffusion
Olweru is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name 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.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,308,995. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Siaya County, where 45 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 20 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elweru | 83 | 100 | / |
| Olwaru | 83 | 8 | / |
| Olworu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Alwerud | 77 | 20 | / |
| Olverud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwaru | 67 | 147 | / |
| Elwaru | 67 | 116 | / |
| Alberu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Elveru | 67 | 19 | / |
| Elworu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Alworu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ulverud | 62 | 90 | / |
| Alverzu | 62 | 19 | / |
| Älverud | 62 | 15 | / |
| Alverup | 62 | 12 | / |
| Ölverud | 62 | 9 | / |
| Alvergu | 62 | 8 | / |
| Allwaru | 62 | 5 | / |
| Aalwaru | 62 | 4 | / |
| Alverus | 62 | 3 | / |
| Alberou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Alveruz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Houlbirau | 53 | 1 | / |
| Halverhout | 50 | 124 | / |
| Alvaru | 50 | 30 | / |
| Alberú | 50 | 5 | / |
| Alvoru | 50 | 2 | / |
| Albiru | 50 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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