Owerah Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Owerah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Owerah (9) may also be a first name.
Owerah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owerah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owerah is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Owerah.
How Common Is The Last Name Owerah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owerah is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Owerah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Owerah are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 9 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 80 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Kuwait, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Owerah
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