Owri Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Owri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Owri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owri is found most in Uganda. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Owri.
How Common Is The Last Name Owri? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owri live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Owri is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 75 percent live and Kampala District, where 25 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owrid | 89 | 34 | / |
| Howri | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owrie | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owrri | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owris | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oyweri | 80 | 270 | / |
| Howrie | 80 | 122 | / |
| Howrei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gowrii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiweri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howris | 80 | 0 | / |
| Obri | 75 | 1,083 | / |
| Ovri | 75 | 260 | / |
| Owre | 75 | 130 | / |
| Awri | 75 | 22 | / |
| Ewri | 75 | 20 | / |
| Owra | 75 | 14 | / |
| Owry | 75 | 12 | / |
| Howrish | 73 | 94 | / |
| Ohwrhii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubri | 67 | 1,650 | / |
| Howry | 67 | 826 | / |
| Obrai | 67 | 424 | / |
| Owrey | 67 | 242 | / |
| Ovrid | 67 | 93 | / |
| Obroi | 67 | 86 | / |
| Hobri | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ovrai | 67 | 43 | / |
| Govri | 67 | 37 | / |
| Hawri | 67 | 27 | / |
| Obryi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owhre | 67 | 5 | / |
| Howre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awrio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uwris | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oewre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howra | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owray | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awrhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owryh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewrhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oivri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awrei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aawri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obrei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouvri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewrei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obrii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owred | 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 Owri
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