Oweid Surname

97,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Oweid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oweid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3,4661:7,6241,013
Jordan8491:10,4151,904
Iraq2781:125,9773,498
Lebanon1401:40,2653,689
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Palestine441:103,3837,058
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Oweid (307) may also be a first name.

Oweid Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oweid is found most in Yemen. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oweid.

How Common Is The Last Name Oweid? popularity and diffusion

Oweid is the 97,684th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,500,421 people. The surname Oweid occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Oweid are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 73 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 502,288th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 307 people.

The surname Oweid is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is held by 3,466 people, or 1 in 7,624. In Yemen Oweid is most numerous in: Al Mahrah Governorate, where 70 percent live, Hadramaut Governorate, where 27 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent live. Apart from Yemen this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 17 percent live and Iraq, where 6 percent live.

Oweid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Oweid last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Oweidh911/
Owed8946/
Oeid894/
Owid894/
Obeid8057,823/
Owaid80106/
Owyed8015/
Aweid8012/
Oveid8012/
Oueid8011/
Uweid807/
Owied807/
Owidh807/
Gowed807/
Oweed804/
Howed802/
Oweit801/
Owhed801/
Howid801/
Eweid801/
Owedh801/
Owedd801/
Oubeid732,390/
Gowied73339/
Owayed7345/
O'Beid7330/
Howaid7311/
Gowaid7310/
Hoveid739/
Owaied738/
Obeidh734/
Owajid733/
O'Weed732/
Ouehid731/
Hobeid731/
Oweyad731/
Owhied731/
Oyehid731/
Obheid731/
O'Waid731/
Owaidh731/
Owid't731/
Ewheid731/
Awheid731/
Howeit731/
Howedt731/
Houeid731/
Ouwaid731/
Osweed731/
Owajed731/
Howiod730/
Hoehid730/
Obed6730,115/
Awed6725,504/
Obid673,737/
Awid672,043/
Gowayed671,033/
Oved67448/
Eaid67355/
Ovid67315/
Owad67310/
Eeid67183/
Gowaied67122/
Owit6779/
Aeid6733/
Owet6713/
Ewid6711/
Ouid677/
Oeed676/
Owauied676/
Evid675/
Ewed673/
Oeyd672/
Yeid671/
Uwed671/
Owayedh671/
Obeidth671/

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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 Oweid
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