Olwora Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Olwora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olwora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4661:83,7758,884
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Olwora Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olwora is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olwora? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olwora is the 643,972nd most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olwora live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 466 people, or 1 in 83,775. In Uganda Olwora is most prevalent in: Zombo District, where 60 percent reside, Kiryandongo District, where 14 percent reside and Masindi District, where 9 percent reside. Barring Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olworo83183/
Ulwora8333/
Alwora8322/
Olwore8313/
Olwori8312/
Olwera833/
Oluora832/
Olwara831/
Olvora831/
Ulworah774/
Alwoura771/
Olwurah771/
Oluorah771/
Holbora771/
Olwoore771/
Olvera67212,626/
Albora67234/
Olwero67194/
Alvora67185/
Olvara67150/
Alworo67109/
Olbara67101/
Alwori6762/
Alwara6753/
Oluara6751/
Ulbora6744/
Aluora677/
Olwari676/
Olwaro676/
Elvora675/
Oluera674/
Alwera674/
Ulwara673/
Oluori671/
Oluore671/
Oluoro671/
Olwuro671/
Elworo671/
Olbory671/
Olware671/

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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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  • 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 Olwora
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