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
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
| 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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