Oward Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Oward (154) may also be a first name.

Oward Last Name Facts

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

Oward occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oward? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Oward live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 740,891st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 154 people.

The last name Oward is most common in The United States, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 53 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and Washington, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and Thailand, where 13 percent live.

Oward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oward has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oward last name expanded 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oward Last Name Statistics demography

Oward earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning $33,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howard91452,218/
O'Ward917/
Owuard912/
Ooward911/
Howardh83101/
Howardd8312/
Howarrd837/
Howeard837/
Hhoward833/
Howaard833/
Houward832/
Howardt832/
Hoiward832/
Howaerd831/
Howayrd831/
Gooward831/
Gowhard831/
Howhard831/
Howward830/
Award80953/
Ovard80511/
Eward80371/
Obard80309/
Owart8078/
Houwaard77235/
Howardth773/
Howardch771/
Hochward771/
D'Howard771/
Haward734,126/
Heward732,727/
Hovard73176/
Howart73117/
Govard7384/
Howerd7353/
Howord7321/
Euward7319/
Hobard7315/
Ovgard737/
Huward734/
Ouvard734/
Owarth734/
Awward733/
Ewardt731/
Owargy731/
Eeward731/
Osvard731/
Obeard730/
Ohwart730/
Howardová719/
Howarth6732,900/
Govaard6770/
Gouvard6759/
Auwardt6732/
Hohwart6722/
Ovgaard6720/
Hovgard6719/
Howerdd6717/
Hewardt6713/
Houbard675/
Hawaird673/
Howarts673/
O'Sword672/
Haeward672/
Hawward672/
Gowhart672/
Ochwart671/
Hawardt671/
Owuaret671/
Oswartz671/
Ewhardt671/
Govardh671/
Ahwardh671/
Hauward671/
Oswords671/
Howartt670/

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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 Oward
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