Ow Surname
Approximately 7,308 people bear this surname
Ow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2,975 | 1:9,914 | 1,120 |
| Singapore | 1,429 | 1:3,854 | 286 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| United States | 615 | 1:589,364 | 48,128 |
| Papua New Guinea | 195 | 1:41,814 | 5,091 |
| Hong Kong | 183 | 1:40,085 | 710 |
| Thailand | 156 | 1:452,810 | 79,462 |
| Indonesia | 121 | 1:1,092,969 | 78,869 |
| Nicaragua | 84 | 1:71,680 | 1,654 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Panama | 27 | 1:144,898 | 4,800 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Ow (627) may also be a first name.
Ow Demographics
Average Ow Salary in
United States
$53,936 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ow is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ow? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 67,996th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 997,201 people. The last name Ow occurs mostly 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 used forename at a global level. It is borne by 627 people.
Ow is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2,975 people, or 1 in 9,914. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 32 percent live, Perak, where 14 percent live and Johor, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia it exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 20 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent live.
Ow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ow surname rose 1,809 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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 Democrats than The US average, with 68.87% registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| How | 80 | 21,448 | / |
| Owa | 80 | 8,315 | / |
| Owe | 80 | 2,145 | / |
| Owf | 80 | 311 | / |
| Ouw | 80 | 142 | / |
| Owh | 80 | 48 | / |
| Ohw | 80 | 13 | / |
| Oew | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oyw | 80 | 7 | / |
| Oiw | 80 | 7 | / |
| Uow | 80 | 7 | / |
| Oow | 80 | 5 | / |
| Owt | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ojw | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oww | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ovw | 80 | 3 | / |
| Howe | 67 | 108,953 | / |
| Howa | 67 | 6,353 | / |
| Owhe | 67 | 2,000 | / |
| Ouwe | 67 | 307 | / |
| Houw | 67 | 265 | / |
| Ojwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Howz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hoew | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hoow | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oiwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gowf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ochw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hhow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ohvw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoiw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oywe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oojw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouvw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oivw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oiwf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uohw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oysw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyjw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uowp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oowf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ossw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojjw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojsw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oswt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oszw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owfp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owtd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oowh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oywt | 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
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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 Ow
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