Owczarz Surname

229,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Owczarz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owczarz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,6881:22,5173,405
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Norway131:395,56035,657
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England71:7,959,723202,100
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Owczarz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owczarz is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owczarz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 229,810th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,135,951 people. Owczarz is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Owczarz reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Poland, where it is borne by 1,688 people, or 1 in 22,517. Without taking into account Poland Owczarz exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Owczarz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Owczarz last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Owczarz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.82% more than the national average, earning 490,795 kr per year; in United States they earn 194.54% more than the national average, earning $127,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.35% more than the national average, earning $78,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owcarz92731/
Owczar92168/
Owczorz86305/
Owczasz864/
Owczerz861/
Owzar8322/
Owcar8319/
Owczarzová8219/
Owchar77303/
Owcorz7738/
Owczarowa751/
Ofczorz7111/
Ovcar67106/
Awzar674/
Ofcar674/
Offczorz673/
Owtschar671/

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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 Owczarz
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