Owbek Surname
1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania
Owbek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 147 | 1:27,856 | 2,341 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owbeck | 91 | 65 | / |
| Owbeuk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owbeke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ouwbek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ouwbeck | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ewbek | 80 | 457 | / |
| Awbek | 80 | 283 | / |
| Owbec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ewbeck | 73 | 853 | / |
| Awbeck | 73 | 481 | / |
| Obbeck | 73 | 25 | / |
| Obbeek | 73 | 13 | / |
| Aawbek | 73 | 9 | / |
| E'Wbek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewbekh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awbeick | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobbeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawbeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewbec | 60 | 21 | / |
| Obbyk | 60 | 1 | / |
| Awbék | 60 | 1 | / |
| Obbik | 60 | 1 | / |
| Obvik | 60 | 1 | / |
| Hevbek | 55 | 4 | / |
| Habbek | 55 | 3 | / |
| Hovbäck | 50 | 22 | / |
Owbek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owbek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻭﺑﻚ | awbk | 75.41 |
| ﺍﻭﺑﻚ | awbk | 24.59 |
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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 Owbek
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis