Oworo Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Oworo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oworo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1601:1,107,14245,738
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Congo61:831,51616,072
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oworo (36) may also be a first name.

Oworo Last Name Facts

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

Oworo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oworo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oworo is the 1,125,333rd most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Oworo live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oworo is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 1,107,142. In Nigeria Oworo is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 58 percent reside, Rivers, where 15 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owhoro91168/
Owoero9123/
Ohworo9121/
Owuoro911/
Oworro911/
Oworou911/
Goworo910/
Ohworho8376/
Owhorho8311/
Ouworou832/
Owhoero831/
Goworou831/
Owoerro831/
Owhojro831/
Eworo807,106/
Owora802,509/
Oboro802,028/
Aworo80713/
Ovoro80368/
Owaro8085/
Uworo8037/
Owuro8024/
Owero806/
Gouwouro772/
Ohwourgo771/
Ohwoeroh771/
Osuoro73187/
Oborro73137/
Ojuoro7364/
Owharo7352/
Oborou7341/
Uworoh7337/
Howaro7331/
Aworou7327/
Obuoro7318/
Aworoh7313/
Hoboro7312/
Govoro739/
Owuora739/
Howora738/
Oworah736/
Eworro736/
Owerro736/
Eworho736/
Ouboro735/
Aworuo732/
Oywero732/
Oboroy732/
Obouro732/
Owoora732/
Aworot732/
Ewhoro731/
Eworoh731/
Owuaro731/
Owhero731/
Ouwero731/
Aworho731/
Owuroa731/
Owhora731/
Ohwaro731/
Owaroh731/
Obooro731/
Oworra731/
Ojwero731/
Aworoi731/
Aworoo731/
Awouro731/
Awuoro731/
Oboiro731/
Ooboro731/
Aworoa731/
Abooro731/
Obourou67272/
Ovuorho6760/
Ehworho6720/
Guworgo6714/
Govoroy672/
Owuorah672/
Awoorot671/
Ewourou671/
Ouworaa671/
Ouwarou671/
Auwgoro671/
Uwuoroy671/
Gaworoh671/
Owhoura671/
Awourou671/

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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 Oworo
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