Owuru Surname
Approximately 1,865 people bear this surname
Owuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,772 | 1:99,968 | 6,805 |
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owuru (154) may also be a first name.
Owuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owuru occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owuru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owuru is the 219,336th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,907,531 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Owuru live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owuru is also the 740,891st most widespread first name internationally, held by 154 people.
The surname Owuru is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,772 people, or 1 in 99,968. In Nigeria Owuru is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 42 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 22 percent are found and Rivers, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owhuru | 91 | 24 | / |
| Owuuru | 91 | 5 | / |
| Owauru | 91 | 5 | / |
| Owuruj | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owwuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uowuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owurau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oburu | 80 | 9,399 | / |
| Awuru | 80 | 4,593 | / |
| Ovuru | 80 | 3,320 | / |
| Ewuru | 80 | 632 | / |
| Oworu | 80 | 610 | / |
| Owiru | 80 | 59 | / |
| Uwuru | 80 | 3 | / |
| Govuru | 73 | 221 | / |
| Awhuru | 73 | 21 | / |
| Owhoru | 73 | 17 | / |
| Obuuru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwguru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ewwuru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awurui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewuruh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oburru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owooru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovuuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awauru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oveuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oovuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoburu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovauru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abourou | 67 | 439 | / |
| Obourou | 67 | 272 | / |
| Ahawuru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoiburu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gouvuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awourou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewourou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawauru | 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 Owuru
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