Owoury Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owoury Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Owoury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owoury occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoury? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owoury are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 52,941,613. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owory9113/
Owuory839/
Owouri839/
Owurry834/
Howory831/
Owoure831/
Owhoura771/
Ewouryi771/
Gowoure771/
Gouwory771/
Ouwouri771/
Hoobury770/
Owori7314,926/
Owary734,287/
Owora732,509/
Owura73363/
Owuri73134/
Owure7356/
Owore7333/
Awory7320/
Obory732/
Ovury732/
Ovory732/
Awury731/
Obury730/
Eworyi67623/
Ovoura6797/
Owurre6791/
Obouri6783/
Owoeri6773/
Aboury6763/
Owhore6749/
Owuori6748/
Awoura6747/
Hawory6742/
Ohwore6738/
Oworie6730/
Owurie6726/
Owoori6724/
Owaray6710/
Owuari6710/
Owhure6710/
Owuora679/
Awouri679/
Oiwori678/
Howora678/
Howary677/
Oubary677/
Owoere675/
Oboray674/
Oworri673/
Evoory673/
Owoiri673/
Owutre672/
Owoire672/
Oboroy672/
Owuore672/
Owoora672/
Oworet672/
Govury671/
Aboory671/
Hobury671/
Howore671/
Ooburi671/
Owoore671/
Owarry671/
Ovoray671/
Ouwary671/
Ouvary671/
Oburay671/
Aworry671/
Oworra671/
Owuire671/
Owhora671/
Oborey671/
Obuory671/
Ouwori671/
Oworee671/
Oworhi671/
Owurei671/
Owuroa671/
Oworio671/
Awaury671/
Awurry671/
Owurri671/
Owhorj671/
Awoure671/
Owhori671/
Owuruj671/
Oborry670/
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 Owoury
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