Owory Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owory Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Owory Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owory has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owory? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Owory occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owory are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 50 percent live and Siaya County, where 50 percent live. Barring Kenya Owory occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 38 percent live.

Owory Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owuory919/
Owoury912/
Howory911/
Gouwory831/
Owori8014,926/
Owary804,287/
Owora802,509/
Owore8033/
Awory8020/
Owery808/
Obory802/
Ovory802/
Howery732,048/
Eworyi73623/
Owoeri7373/
Owhore7349/
Owuori7348/
Hawory7342/
Ohwore7338/
Oworie7330/
Owoori7324/
Owaray7310/
Owouri739/
Owuora739/
Oiwori738/
Howora738/
Howary737/
Owoere735/
Owurry734/
Oboray734/
Owoiri733/
Evoory733/
Awuory733/
Oworri733/
Oworet732/
Owoora732/
Oboroy732/
Owuore732/
Owoire732/
Oborey731/
Oworra731/
Owhorj731/
Oworio731/
Oworhi731/
Oworee731/
Ouwori731/
Obuory731/
Aworry731/
Owoure731/
Owoore731/
Owhora731/
Owerey731/
Aboory731/
Howore731/
Owarry731/
Ovoray731/
Ouwary731/
Owhori731/
Oborry730/
Owhary730/
Gowhary6716/
Ovuoray676/
Govoroy672/
Owhoire671/
Owhoeri671/
Uwuoroy671/
Howarry671/
Ewouryi671/
Gowoure671/
Ochwori671/
Ouworaa671/
Howorio671/
Ouwouri671/
Owhorie671/
Ouwaray671/
Hoovery671/
Owhoura671/
Hoobury670/
Howerey670/

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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 Owory
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