Owain Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Owain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales441:70,3306,116
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338

Owain (2,940) may also be a first name.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owayin9129/
Owaine912/
Ouwain911/
Owan895,333/
Owin89532/
Owaineh839/
Houwain832/
O'Swain831/
Owaihan831/
Howwain831/
Howan80762/
Owane80201/
Oiwan80149/
Awain80118/
Ewain8035/
Owhin8027/
Owean8025/
Obain8020/
Oywan8018/
Ojwan8013/
Owien8012/
Owine8011/
Owein808/
Owuan808/
Howin804/
Ouwan803/
Owaan801/
Owinn801/
Oowan801/
Uwain801/
Owhan801/
Ouwin801/
Ovain800/
Houwaing7720/
Gowahain773/
Hosswain771/
Oiwane73506/
Owayan73181/
Oubain7391/
Uwaine7385/
Ovacin7376/
Govain7375/
Howein7342/
Howhan7331/
Obayin7323/
Owoyan7315/
Owejan7314/
Owoine7314/
Ouwane7313/
Gowien7312/
Oweyan739/
Oswant738/
Awayin738/
Oweane737/
Hobain737/
Owajim735/
Howane734/
Owaium733/
Obajin733/
Hoiwan732/
Gowein732/
Oweine732/
Owoyin732/
Gowaan732/
Houwan732/
Ochwan732/
Huowan732/
Obaien731/
Houwin731/
Howann731/
Gowahn731/
Owesin731/
Owuaan731/
Owanne731/
Uwayin731/
Hoowin731/
Hovain731/
Hojwan731/
Ho'wan731/
Oowane731/
Oswang731/
Ouwean731/
Ovatin731/
Owayon731/
Obaian731/
O'Winn731/
Ohwgan731/
Ojwand731/
Gowaen731/
Uwaind731/
Ouwine731/
Ooywan731/
Oywhan731/
Guwain731/
Hawain731/
Hoowan731/
Gowean730/
Howien730/
Gowgan730/
Oswoin730/
Awan67210,636/
Owen67203,153/
Ewan675,039/
Avin671,533/
Oban671,499/
Awin671,091/
Ovin67712/
Ovan67332/
Uwan67301/
Ouwejan67177/
Owam67163/
Oweihan6767/
Owén6751/
Howatim6733/
Howisen6726/
Oweineh6724/
Houvain6714/
Ahwasin679/
Goweian676/
Hovatin675/
Owoyine675/
Hawaiin674/
Owateng674/
Awaineh673/
Ojuaina673/
Oshwang672/
Oweyang671/
Howisin671/
Howetin671/
Hauwain671/
Houwoin671/
Howagne671/
Hawaine671/
Owayneh671/
Ojwanng671/
O'Swaim671/
Gouvain671/
Awating671/
Awaying671/
Howayen671/
Ojwa'ng671/
Houwane671/
Owaseng671/
Howhann671/
O'Baien670/
Hohbain670/

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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 Owain
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