Owura Surname
Approximately 363 people bear this surname
Owura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owura (2,060) may also be a first name.
Owura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owura is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owura? popularity and diffusion
It is the 780,352nd most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owura reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owura is also the 166,134th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,060 people.
Owura is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Other than Ghana it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owurah | 91 | 13 | / |
| Owurau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owuroa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owhoura | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obura | 80 | 9,534 | / |
| Owora | 80 | 2,509 | / |
| Owira | 80 | 1,995 | / |
| Ewura | 80 | 279 | / |
| Awura | 80 | 258 | / |
| Owuri | 80 | 134 | / |
| Owure | 80 | 56 | / |
| Ovura | 80 | 28 | / |
| Owuro | 80 | 24 | / |
| Uwura | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owuruoha | 77 | 6 | / |
| Aboura | 73 | 3,513 | / |
| Oboura | 73 | 618 | / |
| Ovoura | 73 | 97 | / |
| Owurre | 73 | 91 | / |
| Oburai | 73 | 65 | / |
| Awoura | 73 | 47 | / |
| Owurie | 73 | 26 | / |
| Owhure | 73 | 10 | / |
| Owouri | 73 | 9 | / |
| Howora | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oworah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ovuraj | 73 | 5 | / |
| Owurry | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uwurah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ewurah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owutre | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owoora | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owoury | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awurat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oburay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awurah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Govura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oburra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awurea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awurai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avoura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoure | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owirah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oworra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuruj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owurri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oburha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owhora | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owurei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obujra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oveura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aaboura | 67 | 19 | / |
| Abouray | 67 | 18 | / |
| Abouraa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gavoura | 67 | 6 | / |
| Haboura | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abourah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ouboura | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oburrah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouworaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowoure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awurrah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwouri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owirrah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oburaai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Owura
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