Owhor Surname
Approximately 2,167 people bear this surname
Owhor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,153 | 1:82,277 | 5,821 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Owhor (89) may also be a first name.
Owhor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owhor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owhor occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owhor? popularity and diffusion
It is the 193,975th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,362,965 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owhor reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 89 people.
Owhor is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,153 people, or 1 in 82,277. In Nigeria Owhor is most frequent in: Rivers, where 96 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 1 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owhore | 91 | 49 | / |
| Owuhor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owhour | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owor | 89 | 15,208 | / |
| Owhoire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owuor | 80 | 40,807 | / |
| Owour | 80 | 1,754 | / |
| Howor | 80 | 46 | / |
| Uwhor | 80 | 34 | / |
| Owore | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ohwor | 80 | 13 | / |
| Oworh | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ohuor | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ewhor | 80 | 6 | / |
| Owhar | 80 | 3 | / |
| Awhor | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owhur | 80 | 3 | / |
| Obhor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owohr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oewor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouwor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oworp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oswor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owchar | 73 | 303 | / |
| Obchor | 73 | 73 | / |
| Awhore | 73 | 62 | / |
| Owhure | 73 | 10 | / |
| Owoeyr | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ochuor | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owoire | 73 | 2 | / |
| Howahr | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owuore | 73 | 2 | / |
| Othuor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owhare | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howore | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goworh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoore | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoure | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gawhor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awhotr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awchor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howoer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Awor | 67 | 45,560 | / |
| Owar | 67 | 4,739 | / |
| Obor | 67 | 2,542 | / |
| Ewor | 67 | 537 | / |
| Ovor | 67 | 66 | / |
| Uwor | 67 | 25 | / |
| O'Sword | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osouhor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawhour | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owhor
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