Owira Surname
Approximately 1,995 people bear this surname
Owira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,927 | 1:23,965 | 2,709 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Owira (470) may also be a first name.
Owira Demographics
Average Owira Salary in
United States
$45,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Owira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owira occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 207,490th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,652,905 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owira are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 392,739th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 470 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,927 people, or 1 in 23,965. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisumu County, where 32 percent live, Siaya County, where 23 percent live and Nairobi County, where 19 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Owira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Owira earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owaira | 91 | 14 | / |
| Oweira | 91 | 4 | / |
| Owirah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gowira | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owirrah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owera | 80 | 2,987 | / |
| Obira | 80 | 1,072 | / |
| Owire | 80 | 725 | / |
| Awira | 80 | 527 | / |
| Owiro | 80 | 447 | / |
| Owura | 80 | 363 | / |
| Uwira | 80 | 120 | / |
| Owiri | 80 | 109 | / |
| Ovira | 80 | 18 | / |
| Owèra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubira | 73 | 885 | / |
| Howera | 73 | 392 | / |
| Uwaira | 73 | 388 | / |
| Obirai | 73 | 320 | / |
| Hawira | 73 | 151 | / |
| Oboira | 73 | 146 | / |
| Aboira | 73 | 80 | / |
| Obeira | 73 | 47 | / |
| Owhiri | 73 | 40 | / |
| Uwiera | 73 | 34 | / |
| Oviera | 73 | 26 | / |
| Auwira | 73 | 16 | / |
| Owurah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Awirat | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oivera | 73 | 10 | / |
| Awaira | 73 | 9 | / |
| Uwitra | 73 | 8 | / |
| Owerah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Obiray | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oweera | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oveira | 73 | 5 | / |
| Owerra | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owoiri | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awoira | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ojwera | 73 | 2 | / |
| Govira | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owoire | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohwera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owiree | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owirii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owiriy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owitre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiraj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awirah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awirea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oywera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obirha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owairo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owirri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswiro | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaira | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uweira | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eweira | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owhera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owurau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehouwirat | 71 | 7 | / |
| Oiveira | 67 | 217 | / |
| Uiwirat | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hawirah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Houweiratt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Obairay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aboiray | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goveira | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouveira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouboira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiveras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhwira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huwaira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiwaira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huwirat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oviorea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhoire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubaira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howerga | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oweratt | 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
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- 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 Owira
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