Owe Surname

195,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Owe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6531:271,27515,445
Benin3501:29,5303,895
Cameroon1721:120,75013,818
Indonesia1611:821,42462,240
Norway1601:32,1394,477
Philippines1221:829,82278,168
Tanzania1141:464,40032,092
Papua New Guinea1021:79,93810,532
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
England221:2,532,63991,802
Singapore171:323,98313,856
India151:51,137,692512,385
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China31:455,773,85521,925
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Owe (1,954) may also be a first name.

Owe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Owe.

How Common Is The Last Name Owe? popularity and diffusion

Owe is the 195,594th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,397,457 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Owe reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 171,455th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 1,954 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 653 people, or 1 in 271,275. In Nigeria Owe is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 25 percent live, Bayelsa, where 12 percent live and Cross River, where 10 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.

Owe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Owe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Owe surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

The amount Owe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 21.83% more than the national average, earning 421,630 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning $48,007 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howe86108,953/
Owie866,353/
Owei863,144/
Owhe862,000/
Oweh861,754/
Ouwe86307/
Owee86181/
Ohwe86100/
Owey8622/
Ojwe8622/
Owue865/
Oiwe865/
Oweu864/
Owwe863/
Oywe862/
Owje862/
Oowe861/
Owea861/
Oewe861/
Oe8035,644/
Ow807,308/
Howie7516,832/
Howey755,026/
Oweye75232/
Gohwe75125/
Houwe7567/
Owehi7558/
Owetz7534/
Hoewe7529/
Howei7526/
Oweae7525/
Howue7523/
Ojwer7521/
Owehy7511/
Oweih758/
Howee756/
Ouwei756/
Howea755/
Owije755/
Owehe754/
Owoey754/
Oweed754/
Hoowe753/
Oweje753/
Oywee753/
Owhes753/
Owehs752/
Howeh752/
Owhie752/
Owher752/
Owieh752/
Oswei752/
Oweie752/
Ouswe751/
Oweaz751/
Oowey751/
Howeu751/
Hohwe751/
Gowwe751/
Oswhe751/
Ouwge751/
Owuhe751/
Ooweh751/
Oshwe751/
Ouhwe751/
Ouweu751/
Oweeh751/
Oweet751/
Owejs751/
Owgeh751/
O'Wei751/
Goowe751/
Owedh751/
Ohwee751/
Ouweh751/
Ouywe751/
Oweph751/
Owwge751/
Owedd751/
Oowei751/
Hhowe750/
Gowge750/
Awe6757,177/
Obe6724,149/
How6721,448/
Oye6718,812/
Oje675,967/
Ove675,688/
Ewe674,781/
Oue673,704/
Goe673,377/
Oei673,205/
Oey672,916/
Uwe672,767/
Oie672,126/
Owi671,194/
Ouw67142/
Eoe6781/
Owh6748/
Goweah6726/
Oee6723/
O'E6718/
Äwe6716/
Houwes6713/
Ohwehi6711/
Owuije6710/
Houwez6710/
Owy679/
Oyw677/
Oiw677/
Uow677/
Goweay675/
Howiey675/
Ooweye675/
Oow675/
Owoeyi675/
Oej675/
Oweggi674/
Houwei674/
Owj674/
Gouwey673/
Owueyi673/
O'Weed672/
Ochwer672/
Hoehwe671/
Osweed671/
Howedt671/
Howeit671/
Howoey671/
Howwes671/
Hoywer671/
Gowueh671/
Gouwea671/
Howesr671/
Oweich671/
Howeiz671/
Owojje671/
O'Weah671/
O'Weis671/
O'West671/
Oweidh671/
Owehai671/
Owheha671/
Oweesh671/
Howeid671/
Howeye670/
Howess670/
Hoiswe670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owe
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