Olwora Surname
Approximately 471 people bear this surname
Olwora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 466 | 1:83,775 | 8,884 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Olwora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwora Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olwora occurs most in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwora? popularity and diffusion
It is the 643,972nd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. The last name Olwora is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olwora reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Olwora is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 466 people, or 1 in 83,775. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Zombo District, where 60 percent live, Kiryandongo District, where 14 percent live and Masindi District, where 9 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olworo | 83 | 183 | / |
| Ulwora | 83 | 33 | / |
| Alwora | 83 | 22 | / |
| Olwore | 83 | 13 | / |
| Olwori | 83 | 12 | / |
| Olwera | 83 | 3 | / |
| Oluora | 83 | 2 | / |
| Olwara | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olvora | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ulworah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alwoura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olwurah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oluorah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holbora | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olwoore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olvera | 67 | 212,626 | / |
| Albora | 67 | 234 | / |
| Olwero | 67 | 194 | / |
| Alvora | 67 | 185 | / |
| Olvara | 67 | 150 | / |
| Alworo | 67 | 109 | / |
| Olbara | 67 | 101 | / |
| Alwori | 67 | 62 | / |
| Alwara | 67 | 53 | / |
| Oluara | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ulbora | 67 | 44 | / |
| Aluora | 67 | 7 | / |
| Olwari | 67 | 6 | / |
| Olwaro | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elvora | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oluera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alwera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ulwara | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oluori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluoro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwuro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elworo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olbory | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olware | 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
- 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 Olwora
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