Owiri Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Owiri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owiri Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Owiri is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owiri is the 1,755,741st most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owiri live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 41 percent are found, Kaduna, where 27 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owhiri9140/
Owoiri913/
Owirri911/
Owiriy911/
Owirii911/
Oweiri911/
Obiri8017,644/
Oviri802,071/
Owira801,995/
Owire80725/
Awiri80143/
Owuri80134/
Ewiri80100/
Oweri8071/
Uwiri801/
Oubiri73500/
Obirai73320/
Oyweri73270/
Owerri73222/
Obairi7353/
Ovirih7351/
Ohweri7330/
Owheri7330/
Owurie7326/
Obirei7322/
Goviri7320/
Ewihri7316/
Owaira7314/
Awairi7313/
Aboiri7312/
Ovirie7311/
Obirih739/
Oiviri738/
Ewirhi738/
Hoviri738/
Owerie737/
Oviris735/
Oweira734/
Awieri732/
Awirzi732/
Hawiri732/
Owoire732/
Oyviri731/
Ovirhi731/
Ewhiri731/
Obiriy731/
Owurri731/
Owitre731/
Oobiri731/
Gowire731/
Uobiri731/
Obhiri731/
Oiweri731/
Oweeri731/
Ojbiri731/
Owuire731/
Owiree731/
Awirhi731/
Ochweri6718/
Hoibiri679/
Obairii674/
Ovuirie673/
Owhoire671/
Gaawiri671/
Oiverio671/
Oubairi671/
Owerrri671/

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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 Owiri
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