Owiro Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2841:162,60512,666
Uganda1531:255,15918,845
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Owiro (196) may also be a first name.

Owiro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owiro is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Owiro.

How Common Is The Last Name Owiro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owiro is the 669,375th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owiro reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 648,004th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 196 people.

Owiro is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 284 people, or 1 in 162,605. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Siaya County, where 40 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 33 percent are found and Migori County, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 34 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Owiro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oswiro911/
Owairo911/
Gowirou831/
Owira801,995/
Obiro80781/
Awiro80418/
Oviro8077/
Owuro8024/
Owero806/
Gowero731,147/
Goviro73356/
Oviero7397/
Oviruo7382/
Oviroh7345/
Hawiro7320/
Ovuiro7317/
Owaira7314/
Awirot7313/
Gawiro739/
Owerro736/
Awioro736/
Ojuiro735/
Obairo734/
Ewairo734/
Oweira734/
Aboiro733/
Uwairo733/
Obeiro733/
Oveiro733/
Oywero732/
Obiroh732/
Gowira731/
Oboiro731/
Oivero731/
Ojwero731/
Owirah731/
Awhiro731/
Ouwero731/
Owhero731/
Obiroy731/
Obhiro731/
Oswero731/
Oviroz731/
Obirho731/
Hawirot67621/
Owheruo6728/
Oviorho6718/
Owherho6714/
Oiveros679/
Gohwero677/
Hawiros677/
Awiroth672/
Ohbuiro672/
Huwairo672/
Goweroo671/
Owhojro671/
Ochwero671/
Owirrah671/
Oveiros671/
Awiroot671/
Obeiroy671/

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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 Owiro
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