Owuory Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owuory Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owuory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Owuory Last Name Facts

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

Owuory is most common in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuory? popularity and diffusion

Owuory is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owuory reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Owuory is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Owuory is most numerous in: Busia County, where 44 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 44 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 11 percent are found.

Owuory Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Owuory surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owory9113/
Owuori8348/
Owuora839/
Awuory833/
Owuore832/
Owoury832/
Howory831/
Obuory831/
Ovuoray776/
Uwuoroy771/
Gouwory771/
Owori7314,926/
Owary734,287/
Owora732,509/
Owore7333/
Awory7320/
Obory732/
Ovory732/
Eworyi67623/
Awuori67218/
Aboury6763/
Awuora6751/
Owhore6749/
Hawory6742/
Ohwore6738/
Oworie6730/
Owoori6724/
Osuore6722/
Ovuora6721/
Owaray6710/
Owuari6710/
Owouri679/
Oiwori678/
Howora678/
Howary677/
Oubary677/
Obuore676/
Oboray674/
Oubore674/
Owoiri673/
Evoory673/
Oworri673/
Obuori672/
Ojuora672/
Oboroy672/
Owoora672/
Owoire672/
Oworet672/
Oborey671/
Owhori671/
Owhorj671/
Ouvary671/
Ouwary671/
Ovoray671/
Owarry671/
Howore671/
Aboory671/
Owoore671/
Ojuore671/
Awaury671/
Oworio671/
Oworhi671/
Oworee671/
Ouwori671/
Uwuori671/
Oubori671/
Owhora671/
Aworry671/
Owoure671/
Oworra671/
Oborry670/
Aubory670/
Owhary670/

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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 Owuory
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