Ow Surname

67,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2,9751:9,9141,120
Singapore1,4291:3,854286
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
United States6151:589,36448,128
Papua New Guinea1951:41,8145,091
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
Thailand1561:452,81079,462
Indonesia1211:1,092,96978,869
Nicaragua841:71,6801,654
Australia741:364,80730,412
England481:1,160,79354,689
Canada451:818,79163,991
Panama271:144,8984,800
China201:68,366,0783,721
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Macau21:300,8151,009
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Ow (627) may also be a first name.

Ow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ow is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ow is the 67,996th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 997,201 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Ow live; 64 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ow is also the 332,667th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 627 people.

The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 2,975 people, or 1 in 9,914. In Malaysia Ow is mostly found in: Selangor, where 32 percent reside, Perak, where 14 percent reside and Johor, where 14 percent reside. Not including Malaysia Ow occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 20 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent reside.

Ow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ow surname grew 1,809 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ow surname are 15.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.87% registered with the party.

The amount Ow earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 53.95% less than the national average, earning $10,455,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 25% more than the national average, earning $53,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.21% more than the national average, earning $62,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
How8021,448/
Owa808,315/
Owe802,145/
Owf80311/
Ouw80142/
Owh8048/
Ohw8013/
Oew8012/
Oyw807/
Oiw807/
Uow807/
Oow805/
Owt805/
Ojw803/
Oww803/
Ovw803/
Howe67108,953/
Howa676,353/
Owhe672,000/
Ouwe67307/
Houw67265/
Ojwe6722/
Howz6710/
Hoew678/
Hoow677/
Oiwe675/
Owss675/
Gowf673/
Ochw673/
Hhow673/
Ohvw672/
Hoiw672/
Huow672/
Howf672/
Owsh672/
Oywe672/
Oojw672/
Ouvw672/
Oivw672/
Oiwf672/
Uohw671/
Oysw671/
Oyjw671/
Uowp671/
Oowf671/
Govw671/
Gowh671/
Howw671/
Osws671/
Ossw671/
Oowe671/
Howh671/
Ovwz671/
Gojw671/
Hosw671/
Ojjw671/
Ojsw671/
Ohyw671/
Oiwz671/
Oswt671/
Osww671/
Oszw671/
Ovws671/
Ovwt671/
Oyww671/
Owff671/
Owfp671/
Owsj671/
Owtd671/
Owtt671/
Owwz671/
Ouwp671/
Oowh671/
Ooww671/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ow
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