Oween Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oween Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oween Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Oween (57) may also be a first name.

Oween Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oween is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oween.

How Common Is The Last Name Oween? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Oween occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Oween live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 57 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 100 percent reside. Apart from England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Owesen91140/
Oweten911/
Goween911/
Owen89203,153/
Oweseen831/
Howen80847/
Owene80106/
Owhen8025/
Owean8025/
Owenn8017/
Aween8015/
Oejen8015/
Owien8012/
Ouwen8011/
Owein808/
Owehn807/
Oeien805/
Obeen803/
Oowen802/
Owesn802/
Owwen802/
Owoen802/
Owuen802/
Oeuen801/
Ohwen801/
Howeisen771/
Own757,224/
Een752,474/
Oen752,041/
Ovesen733,638/
Houwen731,515/
Hoeven731,439/
Howein7342/
Owetem7322/
Ouweng738/
Oweane737/
Owhene736/
Oywene734/
Hoeyen733/
Howehn732/
Gowein732/
Oweine732/
D'Owen732/
Gowgen731/
Goveen731/
Owesin731/
Owuene731/
Hoeuen731/
Ouwean731/
Ouwene731/
Owenne731/
Ohweng731/
Yojeen731/
Ohwene731/
Huowen731/
Oswent730/
Gowean730/
Howien730/
Gowhen730/
O'Sweeten711/
Even6712,487/
Oben678,597/
Oyen672,591/
Eyen672,305/
Uwen672,027/
Goen671,911/
Oven671,843/
Oien671,716/
Awen671,068/
Ojen67953/
Owin67532/
Owem67463/
Ejen67336/
Houseen67256/
Eien67249/
Euen67233/
Hovesen67146/
Owne67108/
Ouen67102/
Owén6751/
Howisen6726/
Oweineh6724/
Hown6721/
Houweng6714/
Eenh678/
Eehn676/
Ouwn676/
Eenn674/
Oenn674/
Eean674/
Houjeen674/
Owenová673/
Eoen673/
Ownc673/
Hoveten672/
Owenova672/
Ohwn672/
Oewn671/
Outteen671/
Oveseen671/
Hooswen671/
Gouveen671/
Howetin671/
Owengue671/
Owën671/
Aweysen671/
Oiwn671/
Oywn671/
Oevn671/
Oeyn671/
Eeyn671/
Ownn670/

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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 Oween
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