Owuor Surname

13,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owuor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owuor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya40,1481:1,150186
Tanzania3131:169,14314,889
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Uganda651:600,60431,967
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Iceland71:54,2993,881
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Owuor (9,464) may also be a first name.

Owuor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owuor (Arabic: اوور) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owuor is the 13,679th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 178,586 people. The surname Owuor is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owuor reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owuor is also the 63,579th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 9,464 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 40,148 people, or 1 in 1,150. In Kenya Owuor is most frequent in: Homa Bay County, where 20 percent live, Kisumu County, where 19 percent live and Siaya County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Kenya it is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Owuor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Owuor surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Owuor last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Owuor earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owuore912/
Owuhor911/
Owor8915,208/
Awuor8096,843/
Owhor802,167/
Owour801,754/
Obuor80858/
Howor8046/
Owore8033/
Ohwor8013/
Ojuor8012/
Oworh8012/
Ohuor808/
Oubor803/
Owvor802/
Ouwor801/
Oworp801/
Oswor801/
Owohr801/
Uwuor801/
Oewor801/
Owhore7349/
Osuore7322/
Houbor7321/
Oubour739/
Ochuor734/
Owoire732/
Owoure731/
Othuor731/
Hojwor731/
Owoore731/
Owhour731/
Ojuore731/
Goworh731/
Howore731/
Owuarh731/
Awor6745,560/
Owar674,739/
Obor672,542/
Ewor67537/
Ubor67449/
Ovor6766/
Uvor6726/
Uwor6725/
O'Sword672/
Osouhor671/
Owhoire671/

Owuor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Owuor in the Arabic language
اوورawwr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owuor
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