Owour Surname
Approximately 1,754 people bear this surname
Owour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,740 | 1:26,540 | 2,972 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Owour (181) may also be a first name.
Owour Demographics
Owour Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owour has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owour? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 230,634th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,154,815 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owour live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Owour is also the 677,199th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 181 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,740 people, or 1 in 26,540. In Kenya Owour is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 28 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 13 percent reside and Migori County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Owour Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoure | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owhour | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owor | 89 | 15,208 | / |
| Owuor | 80 | 40,807 | / |
| Obour | 80 | 4,515 | / |
| Awour | 80 | 4,357 | / |
| Owhor | 80 | 2,167 | / |
| Owure | 80 | 56 | / |
| Howor | 80 | 46 | / |
| Owore | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ohwor | 80 | 13 | / |
| Oworh | 80 | 12 | / |
| Owhur | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owohr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owurr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwour | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owuur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gowur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oswor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oewor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouwor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oworp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owurd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howourth | 77 | 94 | / |
| Owurre | 73 | 91 | / |
| Owujor | 73 | 51 | / |
| Owhore | 73 | 49 | / |
| Owhure | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oubour | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gawour | 73 | 6 | / |
| Owoeyr | 73 | 4 | / |
| Goovur | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hovour | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hobour | 73 | 3 | / |
| O'Bour | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owojor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owoire | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owuore | 73 | 2 | / |
| Howore | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowoer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goworh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owhuer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuarh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aawour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hojwor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuhor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoore | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoure | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howoer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Awor | 67 | 45,560 | / |
| Owar | 67 | 4,739 | / |
| Obor | 67 | 2,542 | / |
| Obur | 67 | 1,723 | / |
| Ovur | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ovor | 67 | 66 | / |
| Awur | 67 | 45 | / |
| Uwor | 67 | 25 | / |
| Owoeyor | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owowere | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uwur | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owuyere | 67 | 3 | / |
| O'Sword | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goweyor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhoire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoyere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osouhor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwejor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuyire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawhour | 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 Owour
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