Owir Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Owir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Owir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owir occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Owir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owir is the 2,460,878th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Owir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Owir reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Owir is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 952,178. In Uganda Owir is most common in: Oyam District, where 73 percent are found, Kole District, where 20 percent are found and Katakwi District, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owire | 89 | 725 | / |
| Owier | 89 | 6 | / |
| Owair | 89 | 5 | / |
| Howir | 89 | 4 | / |
| Oweir | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gowhir | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ouwair | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owoire | 80 | 2 | / |
| O'Wier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howair | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owuire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oswirt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owhior | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ower | 75 | 617 | / |
| Awir | 75 | 145 | / |
| Uwir | 75 | 143 | / |
| Owre | 75 | 130 | / |
| Obir | 75 | 49 | / |
| Ovir | 75 | 12 | / |
| Owyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owhoire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswirth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owere | 67 | 11,090 | / |
| Hower | 67 | 4,834 | / |
| Hobir | 67 | 788 | / |
| Oywer | 67 | 612 | / |
| Awire | 67 | 209 | / |
| Ovire | 67 | 188 | / |
| Awier | 67 | 74 | / |
| Obair | 67 | 50 | / |
| Oiver | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hawir | 67 | 30 | / |
| Obeir | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ojwer | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ovier | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ouwer | 67 | 15 | / |
| Owahaire | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aweir | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oubir | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owhre | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guwir | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awair | 67 | 4 | / |
| Howre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obirr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hewir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oybir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owear | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovair | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avoir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aboir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owher | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovior | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awior | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaheire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohbir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahwir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouvir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owger | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eweir | 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 Owir
- 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