Owuor Surname
Approximately 40,807 people bear this surname
Owuor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 40,148 | 1:1,150 | 186 |
| Tanzania | 313 | 1:169,143 | 14,889 |
| United States | 154 | 1:2,353,629 | 145,693 |
| Uganda | 65 | 1:600,604 | 31,967 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Owuor (9,464) may also be a first name.
Owuor Demographics
Owuor Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owuor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owuor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owuor (Arabic: اوور) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Owuor.
How Common Is The Last Name Owuor? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 13,679th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 178,586 people. The surname Owuor occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owuor live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owuor is also the 63,579th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 9,464 people.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 40,148 people, or 1 in 1,150. In Kenya Owuor is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 20 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 19 percent reside and Siaya County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Owuor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Owuor last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Owuor last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owuore | 91 | 2 | / |
| Owuhor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owor | 89 | 15,208 | / |
| Awuor | 80 | 96,843 | / |
| Owhor | 80 | 2,167 | / |
| Owour | 80 | 1,754 | / |
| Obuor | 80 | 858 | / |
| Howor | 80 | 46 | / |
| Owore | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ohwor | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ojuor | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oworh | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ohuor | 80 | 8 | / |
| Oubor | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owvor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ouwor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oworp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oswor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owohr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwuor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oewor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owhore | 73 | 49 | / |
| Osuore | 73 | 22 | / |
| Houbor | 73 | 21 | / |
| Oubour | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ochuor | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owoire | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owoure | 73 | 1 | / |
| Othuor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hojwor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoore | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owhour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojuore | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goworh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howore | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuarh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awor | 67 | 45,560 | / |
| Owar | 67 | 4,739 | / |
| Obor | 67 | 2,542 | / |
| Ewor | 67 | 537 | / |
| Ubor | 67 | 449 | / |
| Ovor | 67 | 66 | / |
| Uvor | 67 | 26 | / |
| Uwor | 67 | 25 | / |
| O'Sword | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osouhor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhoire | 67 | 1 | / |
Owuor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owuor in the Arabic language | ||
| اوور | awwr | - |
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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 Owuor
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