Owairu Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owairu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owairu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owiru9159/
Owaru9122/
Owuaru8371/
Uwairu8311/
Owauru835/
Ovairu831/
Ochwaru774/
Gouwaru773/
Owoyaru771/
Gowirou771/
Ouwarou771/
Abiru738,160/
Obiru732,707/
Obaru732,473/
Awaru731,138/
Ewaru73601/
Oweru73194/
Ewiru73188/
Awiru73142/
Aviru7321/
Uwaru7317/
Ovaru7312/
Oviru735/
Uwiru731/
Owujihru711/
Ohwaruha711/
Ubairu671,266/
Ewarou67630/
Abirou67490/
Habiru67193/
Abiruh67183/
Obarau6771/
Avirut6740/
Abairu6723/
O'Baru6715/
Hawaru6713/
Aabiru6710/
O'Biru679/
Awarau679/
Auwaru679/
Uwaeru675/
Awarou674/
Hawiru674/
Awaruh674/
Awwaru672/
Abirru672/
Ovarus672/
Ovieru672/
Ovauru671/
Obirru671/
Uvairu671/
Abirau671/
Aawaru671/
Gawiru671/
Awaaru671/
Hovaru671/
Ovarup671/
Oweeru671/
Awuaru671/
Govaru671/
Obuiru671/
Avirus671/
Obijru671/
Awauru671/
Ewaaru671/
Asuiru671/
A'Biru671/
Awareu671/
Awaruu671/
Euwaru671/
Obarou670/

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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
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