Oatway Surname

349,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Oatway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oatway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4361:84,5089,395
England3081:180,90316,305
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Australia741:364,80730,412
Wales231:134,5459,804
Scotland181:297,43413,849
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
France141:4,744,480251,814
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2461:99,08710,036
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Oatway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oatway occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oatway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oatway is the 349,113th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,967,061 people. The last name Oatway occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Oatway live; 56 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in Canada, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 84,508. In Canada Oatway is most numerous in: Alberta, where 32 percent reside, Ontario, where 32 percent reside and Prince Edward Island, where 12 percent reside. Not including Canada this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Oatway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oatway has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Oatway surname expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 859 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oatway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Oatway surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Oatway surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Oatway earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 40.13% more than the national average, earning $60,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning $50,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oatwa911/
Goadway770/
Aotwa731/
Oathwait710/
Hoatua6799/
Ahotwa671/
Aeadwayo5711/
Oadua552/
Oatui551/
Ouadba50718/

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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 Oatway
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