Owaz Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Sweden

Owaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Owaz (256) may also be a first name.

Owaz Last Name Facts

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

Owaz is found most in Pakistan. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Owaz.

How Common Is The Last Name Owaz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Owaz is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Owaz reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Owaz is also the 556,659th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 256 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan Owaz is mostly found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent live and Sindh, where 50 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 40 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owaiz8914/
Owatz895/
Gowaz891/
Owazz891/
Oweaz891/
Owayz891/
Howasz801/
Awaz751,337/
Ovaz75464/
Owas75244/
Obaz75129/
Ewaz75125/
Owac7597/
Owoz758/
Owax752/
Owaj752/
Owais6712,182/
Hawaz673,559/
Owase671,239/
Awaiz67605/
Obacz67518/
Owach67211/
Ahwaz67123/
Owaas6721/
Uwazs6720/
Uwaiz6718/
Awadz6717/
Aawaz679/
Obazz679/
Awaaz678/
Owocz676/
Oweas676/
Howas675/
Awayz674/
Oways674/
Oywac674/
Obaiz673/
Aewaz672/
Govaz672/
Ovacz672/
Obatz671/
Awwaz671/
Awatz671/
Owats671/
Oubaz671/
Owast671/
Ewasz671/
Owash671/
Ojwac671/
Ovaiz671/
Owace671/
Awauz671/
Auwaz671/
Aweaz671/
Ewaiz671/
Eewaz671/
Ujwaz671/
Oiwas671/

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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 Owaz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis