Owiri Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Owiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 98 | 1:1,807,579 | 65,389 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
Owiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owiri is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Owiri.
How Common Is The Last Name Owiri? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,755,741st most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owiri reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 41 percent live, Kaduna, where 27 percent live and Ebonyi, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Ethiopia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owhiri | 91 | 40 | / |
| Owoiri | 91 | 3 | / |
| Owirri | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owiriy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owirii | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oweiri | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obiri | 80 | 17,644 | / |
| Oviri | 80 | 2,071 | / |
| Owira | 80 | 1,995 | / |
| Owire | 80 | 725 | / |
| Awiri | 80 | 143 | / |
| Owuri | 80 | 134 | / |
| Ewiri | 80 | 100 | / |
| Oweri | 80 | 71 | / |
| Uwiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubiri | 73 | 500 | / |
| Obirai | 73 | 320 | / |
| Oyweri | 73 | 270 | / |
| Owerri | 73 | 222 | / |
| Obairi | 73 | 53 | / |
| Ovirih | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ohweri | 73 | 30 | / |
| Owheri | 73 | 30 | / |
| Owurie | 73 | 26 | / |
| Obirei | 73 | 22 | / |
| Goviri | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ewihri | 73 | 16 | / |
| Owaira | 73 | 14 | / |
| Awairi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Aboiri | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ovirie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Obirih | 73 | 9 | / |
| Oiviri | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ewirhi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hoviri | 73 | 8 | / |
| Owerie | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oviris | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oweira | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awieri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awirzi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hawiri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owoire | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oyviri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovirhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewhiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiriy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owurri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owitre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oobiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uobiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obhiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiweri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweeri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojbiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owiree | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awirhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochweri | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hoibiri | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obairii | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovuirie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owhoire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaawiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiverio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owerrri | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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