Oworu Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oworu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oworu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4721:375,30220,004
Uganda481:813,31838,363
United States371:9,796,187405,931
England311:1,797,35772,927
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Oworu Last Name Facts

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

Oworu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oworu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oworu is the 530,215th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,946,797 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Oworu live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 472 people, or 1 in 375,302. In Nigeria Oworu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 41 percent live, Ogun, where 34 percent live and Oyo, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Oworu occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Oworu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oworu are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Oworu earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning $41,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.78% less than the national average, earning $34,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oworus9119/
Owhoru9117/
Ohworu912/
Oworou911/
Owooru911/
Howorus83131/
Ohworhu8316/
Owhorhu8312/
Ouworou832/
Goworou831/
Owuru801,865/
Oweru80194/
Aworu80126/
Oboru80107/
Ovoru8057/
Owaru8022/
Eworu8011/
Uworu803/
Howorusz776/
Owuaru7371/
Oborou7341/
Aworou7327/
Haworu7327/
Owhuru7324/
Owauru735/
Owuuru735/
Ovorus733/
Govoru732/
Oovuru731/
Oborui731/
Owurau731/
Uowuru731/
Owwuru731/
Aworgu731/
Awooru731/
Oweeru731/
Owuruj731/
Obourou67272/
Govooru678/
Ochwaru674/
Gouwaru673/
Awourou671/
Aworguh671/
Ewourou671/
Ouwarou671/
Awhorgu671/

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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 Oworu
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