Oweidan Surname

445,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Oweidan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oweidan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen7621:34,6793,155
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Oweidan (45) may also be a first name.

Oweidan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oweidan occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oweidan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 445,853rd most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,526,204 people. The surname Oweidan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Oweidan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Oweidan is also the 1,504,468th most common first name globally, held by 45 people.

It is most common in Yemen, where it is borne by 762 people, or 1 in 34,679. In Yemen Oweidan is mostly concentrated in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 45 percent live, Ma'rib Governorate, where 22 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 14 percent live. Excluding Yemen this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owidan921/
Owedan921/
Ouwedan863/
Obeidan862/
Howedank807/
Hobeidan801/
Ouidan77321/
Awidan7799/
Obedan7725/
Obidan7725/
Awedan7723/
Eaidan772/
Ovidan771/
Aeidan771/
Owadan771/
Eeidan771/
Obaidan714,260/
Ouidane71145/
Govidan7182/
Abeidan7123/
Ohwedon7116/
Awidane716/
Ouijdan714/
Ouwadan713/
Oejdean712/
Aouedan712/
Owiedon711/
Obedain711/
Awedane711/
Ohwadan711/
Aswedan711/
Eiiedan711/
Houidan711/
Ouijdane67273/
Houidane67189/
Oujaidan6726/
Houwadan6716/
Goivadan6711/
Govidhan675/
Ouiddane675/
Aswaidan672/
Ouisdane671/
Hoveydan671/
Oveshdan671/
Gouaidan671/
Abouedan671/
Owoudein671/
Obeidoon671/
Aweydane671/
Owhadain671/

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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 Oweidan
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