Owain Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Owain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
Owain (2,940) may also be a first name.
Owain Demographics
Average Owain Salary in
Wales
£32,084
Per year
Average Salary in
Wales
£26,831
Per year
Owain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owain occurs in Wales more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Owain.
How Common Is The Last Name Owain? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,333,370th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. Owain is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Owain live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 133,774th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 2,940 people.
The surname is most frequent in Wales, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 70,330. In Wales Owain is mostly concentrated in: Gwynedd, where 41 percent reside, Denbighshire, where 39 percent reside and Conwy County Borough, where 14 percent reside. Barring Wales this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 6 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.
Owain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Owain has changed over time. In Wales the number of people bearing the Owain surname expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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 Owain
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