Owaru Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Owaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Owaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owaru is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owaru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owaru are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Owaru is mostly found in: Arua District, where 75 percent live, Luweero District, where 8 percent live and Maracha District, where 8 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 45 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owairu | 91 | 124 | / |
| Owuaru | 91 | 71 | / |
| Owauru | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ochwaru | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gouwaru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ouwarou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obaru | 80 | 2,473 | / |
| Awaru | 80 | 1,138 | / |
| Oworu | 80 | 610 | / |
| Ewaru | 80 | 601 | / |
| Oweru | 80 | 194 | / |
| Uwaru | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ovaru | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ohwaruha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ewarou | 73 | 630 | / |
| Obarau | 73 | 71 | / |
| Oworus | 73 | 19 | / |
| Owhoru | 73 | 17 | / |
| O'Baru | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hawaru | 73 | 13 | / |
| Uwairu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Awarau | 73 | 9 | / |
| Auwaru | 73 | 9 | / |
| Awarou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awaruh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awwaru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ovarus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohworu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awauru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovairu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovarup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hovaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awareu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aawaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaruu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewaaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Govaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oworou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owooru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweeru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovauru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Euwaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obarou | 73 | 0 | / |
| Howorus | 67 | 131 | / |
| Ohworhu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Owhorhu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oubarou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouworou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awwaaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goworou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawauru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauwaru | 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 Owaru
- 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