Owairu Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Owairu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Owairu Demographics
Average Owairu Salary in
United States
$31,472 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Owairu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owairu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owairu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owairu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,620,164th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Owairu are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria Owairu is most common in: Delta, where 73 percent reside, Plateau, where 13 percent reside and Edo, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.
Owairu Last Name Statistics demography
Owairu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.06% less than the national average, earning $31,472 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owiru | 91 | 59 | / |
| Owaru | 91 | 22 | / |
| Owuaru | 83 | 71 | / |
| Uwairu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Owauru | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ovairu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ochwaru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gouwaru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Owoyaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gowirou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouwarou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abiru | 73 | 8,160 | / |
| Obiru | 73 | 2,707 | / |
| Obaru | 73 | 2,473 | / |
| Awaru | 73 | 1,138 | / |
| Ewaru | 73 | 601 | / |
| Oweru | 73 | 194 | / |
| Ewiru | 73 | 188 | / |
| Awiru | 73 | 142 | / |
| Aviru | 73 | 21 | / |
| Uwaru | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ovaru | 73 | 12 | / |
| Oviru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uwiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owujihru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ohwaruha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ubairu | 67 | 1,266 | / |
| Ewarou | 67 | 630 | / |
| Abirou | 67 | 490 | / |
| Habiru | 67 | 193 | / |
| Abiruh | 67 | 183 | / |
| Obarau | 67 | 71 | / |
| Avirut | 67 | 40 | / |
| Abairu | 67 | 23 | / |
| O'Baru | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hawaru | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aabiru | 67 | 10 | / |
| O'Biru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awarau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Auwaru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uwaeru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awarou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hawiru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awaruh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awwaru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abirru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovarus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovieru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovauru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obirru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvairu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abirau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aawaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hovaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovarup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweeru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avirus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obijru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awauru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewaaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asuiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| A'Biru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awareu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaruu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euwaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obarou | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owairu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis