Owuori Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owuori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owuori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya381:1,215,26135,116
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Owuori Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owuori is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuori? popularity and diffusion

Owuori is the 2,808,717th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. Owuori occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Owuori reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,215,261. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 24 percent live, Busia County, where 24 percent live and Kakamega County, where 24 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.

Owuori Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owori9114,926/
Awuori83218/
Oworie8330/
Owoori8324/
Owuari8310/
Owuora839/
Owouri839/
Owuory839/
Oiwori838/
Oworri833/
Owoiri833/
Obuori832/
Owuore832/
Owhori831/
Oubori831/
Uwuori831/
Ouwori831/
Oworhi831/
Oworio831/
Ovuorie7750/
Hawuori774/
Ouwouri771/
Howorio771/
Oubouri771/
Ochwori771/
Owhorie771/
Awori7325,267/
Owari732,603/
Owora732,509/
Obori731,079/
Owore7333/
Ubori7322/
Owory7313/
Uwori732/
Ovori732/
Uvori731/
Owhorije711/
Abouri672,317/
Oubari671,299/
Eworyi67623/
Govori67613/
Avouri67176/
Obouri6783/
Awoori6774/
Howari6764/
Oborhi6760/
Awuora6751/
Owhore6749/
Ohwore6738/
Aworai6725/
Aworie6723/
Owarri6723/
Oborri6723/
Osuore6722/
Ohworieha6721/
Ovuora6721/
Oiwari6715/
Aboori6715/
Uworie6713/
Ovhori6711/
Awouri679/
Aworih678/
Awuari678/
Howora678/
Osuari677/
Ouwari677/
Obuore676/
Ojuari676/
Evoori675/
Oubore674/
Ahwori674/
Ovorio673/
Awuory673/
Owoury672/
Ohuari672/
Owoire672/
Eworie672/
Uborei672/
Ojuora672/
Aworit672/
Aworri672/
Owoora672/
Oworet672/
Ubhori672/
Oborai671/
Oborui671/
Howore671/
Avoori671/
Ojuore671/
Owhora671/
Owoore671/
Aworis671/
Owhorj671/
Aawori671/
Houbourai671/
Hovori671/
Oworra671/
Owoure671/
Uovari671/
Aworoi671/
Hawori671/
Obuory671/
Guwori671/
Owarie671/
Oworee671/
Howory671/

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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 Owuori
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