Owor Surname
Approximately 15,208 people bear this surname
Owor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14,198 | 1:2,750 | 452 |
| Nigeria | 950 | 1:186,466 | 11,330 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Owor (288) may also be a first name.
Owor Demographics
Average Owor Salary in
United States
$7,975 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Owor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owor occurs most in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owor? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,829th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 479,192 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owor are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 520,883rd most common first name in the world, held by 288 people.
The surname Owor is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 14,198 people, or 1 in 2,750. In Uganda Owor is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 72 percent are found, Kampala District, where 3 percent are found and Gulu District, where 3 percent are found. Not including Uganda it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Owor Last Name Statistics demography
Owor earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 81.52% less than the national average, earning $7,975 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owuor | 89 | 40,807 | / |
| Owhor | 89 | 2,167 | / |
| Owour | 89 | 1,754 | / |
| Howor | 89 | 46 | / |
| Owore | 89 | 33 | / |
| Ohwor | 89 | 13 | / |
| Oworh | 89 | 12 | / |
| Oswor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oworp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ouwor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oewor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owohr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owhore | 80 | 49 | / |
| Owoeyr | 80 | 4 | / |
| Owoire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owuore | 80 | 2 | / |
| Howore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owhour | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goworh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owoore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owuhor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hojwor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owoure | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howoer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Awor | 75 | 45,560 | / |
| Owar | 75 | 4,739 | / |
| Obor | 75 | 2,542 | / |
| Ewor | 75 | 537 | / |
| Ovor | 75 | 66 | / |
| Uwor | 75 | 25 | / |
| O'Sword | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owhoire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuor | 67 | 96,843 | / |
| Oware | 67 | 11,456 | / |
| Obour | 67 | 4,515 | / |
| Awour | 67 | 4,357 | / |
| Govor | 67 | 2,827 | / |
| Obuor | 67 | 858 | / |
| Hovor | 67 | 618 | / |
| Awore | 67 | 406 | / |
| Aboor | 67 | 359 | / |
| Howar | 67 | 303 | / |
| Hobor | 67 | 275 | / |
| Howourth | 67 | 94 | / |
| Aworh | 67 | 71 | / |
| Owure | 67 | 56 | / |
| Hawor | 67 | 49 | / |
| Hooworth | 67 | 43 | / |
| Uwhor | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ojbor | 67 | 23 | / |
| Oborh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Awoor | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ojwar | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eworh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oibor | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ojuor | 67 | 12 | / |
| Avoor | 67 | 11 | / |
| Evoor | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ohuor | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ewhor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uhwor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uwore | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aswor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awhor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owhur | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oboor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owhar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oubor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obhor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auwor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howworth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uboor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obohr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uovor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwuor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uswor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owurr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oowar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovgor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oborr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aworp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aworr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovoer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owurd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewor | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Owor
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