Ouwens Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ouwens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouwens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0341:16,3322,503
Indonesia891:1,485,946100,216
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ouwens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ouwens is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ouwens.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouwens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 314,252nd most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,098,365 people. Ouwens occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Ouwens live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,034 people, or 1 in 16,332. In The Netherlands Ouwens is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 47 percent live, North Brabant, where 22 percent live and Gelderland, where 9 percent live. Not including The Netherlands Ouwens is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Ouwens Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ouwens earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.85% more than the national average, earning $56,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $48,097 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouwens92503/
Houwens922/
Owens91265,822/
Auwens83147/
Euwens83112/
Howens8361/
Owenss834/
Owenns832/
Oweens832/
Ohwens831/
Houwns831/
Oowens831/
Oiwens831/
Oweans831/
Owense830/
Oweins830/
Owiens830/
Owwens830/
Owns8067/
Ouwensová801/
D'Owens773/
Howenns771/
Houbens771/
Uwins73257/
Obens7399/
Awens7363/
Owins7351/
Owenz7311/
Oewns736/
Howns732/
Ownns731/
Oowns731/
Ubens731/
Oweñs731/
Ohwns730/
Ownss730/
Oiwns730/
Uowns730/
Hubens67377/
Iweins67201/
Owenje67104/
Euwins6726/
Hobens6715/
Aubens6714/
Uwenje6710/
Owence675/
Howins674/
Owenze672/
Aweens672/
Awense671/
Uwenze671/
Oowins670/
Hoowns670/
Hawens670/

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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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  • 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 Ouwens
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