Owais Surname

42,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Owais Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan7,3531:24,2951,298
Egypt1,6471:55,8205,345
Saudi Arabia1,5111:20,4212,846
United Arab Emirates6601:13,8821,708
India5001:1,534,13157,317
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Afghanistan581:554,3656,714
Canada531:695,20056,020
England401:1,392,95161,553
Jordan401:221,0619,827
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

Owais (17,528) may also be a first name.

Owais Last Name Facts

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

Owais (Arabic: العويس, Hindi: उवैस, Marathi: ओवैस, Oriya: ଅେୱସ୍) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owais? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,740th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 598,222 people. The surname Owais occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Owais are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Owais is also the 41,600th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 17,528 people.

The surname Owais is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 7,353 people, or 1 in 24,295. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 71 percent live, Punjab, where 18 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this last name is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 14 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live.

Owais Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owais surname are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Owais earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.22% more than the national average, earning $53,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.33% less than the national average, earning $42,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owaise91418/
Owaish9128/
Ouwais912/
Owaies912/
Owaiss912/
Owajis911/
Oowais911/
Owis891,600/
Owas89244/
Ouwaiss831/
Howaiss831/
Awais8073,522/
Ewais805,513/
Owies803,141/
Uwais802,628/
Oweis801,828/
Ovais801,408/
Owase801,239/
Howis80373/
Obais80206/
Owaas8021/
Owaiz8014/
Owise8014/
Owisz8012/
Oweas806/
Howas805/
Oways804/
Owiss802/
Oewis801/
Owish801/
Owast801/
Owats801/
Owash801/
Owhis801/
Oiwas801/
Oweiss73293/
Howaes73281/
Awaiss73183/
Awaise73126/
Owayes73122/
Ovaish73114/
Owayas73109/
Awajis7386/
Oewies7371/
Awaish7359/
Obaish7341/
Aawais7336/
Awayis7332/
Howash7324/
Uwaise7322/
Huwais7321/
Awaias7316/
Ovaise7312/
Howeis7312/
Uwaish7311/
Oowise7311/
Ewaiss7311/
Howiss738/
Howish738/
Ouwase735/
Auwais734/
Owishe734/
Ewaies734/
Howies733/
Ouvais733/
Owoise733/
Owashe733/
Awaisc733/
Owasse733/
Awaais733/
Oovais732/
Gawais732/
Ahwais732/
Owaase732/
O'Wise732/
Awaies732/
Oowies732/
Oubais731/
Ovaias731/
Owahij731/
Howasz731/
Gowish731/
Uovais731/
Owuase731/
Owhase731/
Ovaiss731/
Howisz731/
Ouweis731/
Obajis731/
O'Weis731/
Uwayis731/
Awaisd731/
Awaisj731/
Owayss731/
Ouways731/
Aswais731/
Oswast730/
Owisch730/
Obas6710,085/
Avis679,225/
Awas676,557/
Abis675,394/
Ewis675,041/
Obis672,182/
Awis671,686/
Ewas671,044/
Ovis671,007/
Owes67648/
Ovas67259/
Awayiss67167/
Uwas67160/
Uwis6749/
Aswaish6719/
Awaisse6711/
Gowasch6710/
Uwaishe676/
Owaz675/
Owix675/
Hobaish674/
Ochwisz674/
Aawaish673/
Oovaish673/
Huwaish673/
O'Watts673/
Owaj672/
Awaiseh672/
Oweishe672/
Owax672/
Ouvaish671/
Ouwaesh671/
Hoewish671/
Gouvais671/
Govaish671/
Gowhash671/
Awajist671/
Owoyise671/
Hovaiss671/
Howaess671/
Howisse671/
Ouweyis671/
Owiz671/
O'Weisz671/
Awaiass671/
Ouswass671/
Howeiis671/
Hewaish671/
Howeise670/

Owais Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Owais in the Marathi language
ओवैसovaisa82.61
ओवाइसova'isa4.35
अनीसanisa4.35
ओवैशovaisa4.35
ओवाईसova'isa4.35
Owais in the Hindi language
उवैसuvaisa58.25
ओवैसovaisa17.48
ओवेसovesa9.71
उवैशuvaisa4.85
उबैसubaisa2.91
वैसvaisa1.94
ओवैशovaisa1.94
ओबैसobaisa0.97
उचैसucaisa0.97
उबैशubaisa0.97
Owais in the Oriya language
ଅେୱସ୍aewas33.33
ୱାଇଶwa'isa33.33
ଓକ଼୍ାଇସoqa'isa33.33
Owais in the Arabic language
العويسalwys-

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