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

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

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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  • 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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