Owurah Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Owurah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
Owurah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owurah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owurah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owurah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owurah reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Owurah is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Owurah is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 56 percent reside, Abia, where 33 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Owurah exists in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 31 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owura | 91 | 363 | / |
| Oworah | 83 | 6 | / |
| Uwurah | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ewurah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Awurah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owirah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owurau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owuroa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abourah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oburrah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owirrah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owhoura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awurrah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obura | 73 | 9,534 | / |
| Owora | 73 | 2,509 | / |
| Owira | 73 | 1,995 | / |
| Ewura | 73 | 279 | / |
| Awura | 73 | 258 | / |
| Ovura | 73 | 28 | / |
| Owuro | 73 | 24 | / |
| Uwura | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owuruoha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Abouraih | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aboura | 67 | 3,513 | / |
| Oboura | 67 | 618 | / |
| Ovoura | 67 | 97 | / |
| Oburai | 67 | 65 | / |
| Awoura | 67 | 47 | / |
| Aworah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Howora | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ovuraj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owoora | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avurah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oburha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oburho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uburah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awurea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oburay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awurai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obujra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owurei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avoura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awurat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awirah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oburra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oveura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oworra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuura | 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
- 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 Owurah
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