Owaro Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Owaro Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owaro Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Owaro is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owaro? popularity and diffusion

Owaro is the 2,034,059th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Owaro reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 60 percent reside, Edo, where 17 percent reside and Ogun, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Owharo9152/
Howaro9131/
Owuaro911/
Owairo911/
Owaroh911/
Ohwaro911/
Ohwarho831/
Ouwarou831/
Obaro807,973/
Owara80695/
Oworo80215/
Awaro80147/
Ovaro8055/
Ewaro8015/
Owero806/
Uwaro802/
Ewarou73630/
Obaaro73200/
Owhoro73168/
Obaroy7360/
Obauro7352/
Obharo7332/
Awaroh7329/
Hovaro7327/
Owoero7323/
Ohworo7321/
Hawaro7318/
Obaroi7315/
Owaira7314/
Owhara7313/
Howara7312/
Obarro7310/
Ojuaro736/
Hewaro736/
Owerro736/
Owaara735/
Obairo734/
Awarou734/
Ewairo734/
Oiwara733/
Awarop733/
Obarho733/
Uwairo733/
Ojwara732/
Oywero732/
Owarah732/
Ouwara732/
Awaroi732/
Govaro732/
Ovaroy732/
Oworou731/
Ohwara731/
Obahro731/
Owhero731/
Awatro731/
Ojwero731/
Ewharo731/
Oworro731/
Ouwero731/
Owarat731/
Hobaro731/
Ouvaro731/
Owuoro731/
Goworo730/
Obarou730/
Obharro67111/
Ohworho6776/
Hawaroh6749/
Owheruo6728/
Howarah6726/
Owherho6714/
Owhorho6711/
Aswaroj675/
Owuhara675/
Ohwarha674/
Oubarou673/
Huwairo672/
Ouworou672/
Owhoero671/
Ovattro671/
Obaharo671/
Gowarah671/
Owhojro671/
Owoerro671/
Owharha671/
Goworou671/
Obayroi671/

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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 Owaro
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