Owuora Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owuora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owuora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Owuora Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owuora is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuora? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owuora is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owuora live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Homa Bay County, where 67 percent live, Migori County, where 17 percent live and Siaya County, where 17 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owuorah922/
Owora912,509/
Obuora8358/
Awuora8351/
Owuori8348/
Ovuora8321/
Owuory839/
Howora838/
Oworah836/
Ojuora832/
Owoora832/
Owuore832/
Owhora831/
Oworra831/
Osuora831/
Owuoro831/
Obuorah779/
Ovuoray776/
Owuhara775/
Ohuorah775/
Ouboura772/
Ouboira771/
Ouworaa771/
Osuorea771/
Owhoura771/
Owori7314,926/
Obora731,996/
Owara73695/
Oworo73215/
Awora73180/
Ovora7381/
Uwora7364/
Ewora7356/
Ubora7341/
Owore7333/
Uvora7322/
Owory7313/
Oubourra715/
Aboura673,513/
Oboura67618/
Oubara67249/
Awuori67218/
Osuoro67187/
Owhoro67168/
Oboira67146/
Gawora67113/
Ovoura6797/
Govora6789/
Houvouras6784/
Hovora6774/
Hobora6773/
Ojuoro6764/
Owhore6749/
Awoura6747/
Ohwore6738/
Oworie6730/
Ojuara6726/
Aworai6725/
Owoori6724/
Osuore6722/
Ohworieha6721/
Ohworo6721/
Obuoro6718/
Owhara6713/
Aworah6713/
Howara6712/
Owaray6710/
Owuari6710/
Owouri679/
Oobara679/
Oiwori678/
Obuore676/
Ouboro675/
Abuora675/
Owaara675/
Oboray674/
Owarea674/
Oubore674/
Oworri673/
Owoiri673/
Awuory673/
Oiwara673/
Owoury672/
Ouwara672/
Ohuara672/
Owoire672/
Owarah672/
Oworet672/
Ojwara672/
Obuori672/
Aboora672/
Oborai671/
Ovoray671/
Ohbora671/
Howore671/
Guwora671/
Ojuore671/
Owoore671/
Owhori671/
Owhorj671/
Oworrrrra671/
Houbourai671/
Oubori671/
Oveura671/
Ovorah671/
Oworou671/
Oworro671/
Owoure671/
Oibora671/
Oboora671/
Avoura671/
Aubora671/
Awoora671/
Awuoro671/
Obuory671/
Ohwara671/
Aworoa671/
Ubuora671/
Uwuori671/
Ouwori671/
Owarat671/
Oworee671/
Oworhi671/
Owuaro671/
Oworio671/
Eubora671/
Howory671/
Goworo670/

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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 Owuora
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