Owera Surname
Approximately 2,987 people bear this surname
Owera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,421 | 1:16,125 | 2,513 |
| Kenya | 303 | 1:152,409 | 12,099 |
| Philippines | 198 | 1:511,304 | 59,533 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Owèra (1) are calculated separately.
Owera (26) may also be a first name.
Owera Demographics
Owera Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owera occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Owèra. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owera? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 148,096th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,439,754 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Owera are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owera is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 26 people.
The last name Owera is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,421 people, or 1 in 16,125. In Uganda Owera is primarily found in: Lira District, where 19 percent reside, Apac District, where 15 percent reside and Alebtong District, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.
Owera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Owera earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.53% more than the national average, earning $72,286 USD per year.
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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 Owera
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