Owed Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Owed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Owed (21) may also be a first name.

Owed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owed occurs most in Iran. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owed? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,876,555th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Owed reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 21 people.

The last name Owed is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 2,399,454. In Iran Owed is most numerous in: Gilan Province, where 53 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 47 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Owed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owed surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Owed earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oweid894,857/
Gowed897/
Owied897/
Oweed894/
Howed892/
Owhed891/
Owedd891/
Owedh891/
Oed86301/
O'Weed802/
Osweed801/
Howedt801/
Owhied801/
Oweidh801/
Howeid801/
Oued7560,986/
Obed7530,115/
Awed7525,504/
Oved75448/
Goed75279/
Oyed7556/
Owet7513/
Ojed757/
Owid754/
Oedh754/
Ewed753/
Oeyd752/
Uwed751/
Obeid6757,823/
Aoued674,998/
Ouyed67702/
Hoyed67623/
Obeed67578/
Owete67403/
Obead67276/
Owaid67106/
Obeyd6752/
Houed6752/
Owite6737/
Owetz6734/
Oubed6730/
Howet6723/
Aweed6719/
Goedt6718/
Goued6716/
Aweid6712/
Oveid6712/
Obeïd6711/
Eweed679/
Owett678/
Ovied678/
Ovhed678/
Uweid677/
Owidh677/
Ahwed676/
Awedh675/
Hawed675/
Aawed674/
Awied674/
Hobed673/
Oobed673/
Awead672/
Obedh672/
Goyed672/
Ojeds672/
Osved671/
Oveed671/
Oweit671/
Oweth671/
Oibed671/
Hoved671/
Howid671/
Hoied671/
Uweed671/
Goedh671/
Uweud671/
Goved671/
Ewied671/
Ewedd671/
Ouied671/
Oweet671/
Obhed671/
Ewhed671/
Goetd671/
Eweid671/
Ojied671/
Ovedh671/
Obedd671/
Oiedh671/
Goedd670/
Gowyd670/
Ojedd670/

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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 Owed
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