Owoare Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Owoare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Owoare Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owoare occurs most in Burkina Faso. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoare? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Owoare live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 18,352,100. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Burkina Faso this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and Ghana, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owojore777/
Owouari772/
Owaorie771/
Awhoare771/
Oboar732/
Owaheire711/
Ohwoarha711/
Owojor673/
Owohor671/
Owohorihe671/
Oboari671/

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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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  • 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 Owoare
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