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
The last name Owir has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Owir are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Owir is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 952,178. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Oyam District, where 73 percent reside, Kole District, where 20 percent reside and Katakwi District, where 2 percent reside. Not including Uganda Owir exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
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