Oweis Surname

222,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Oweis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oweis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Jordan431:205,6389,548
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Australia291:930,88655,860
United Arab Emirates211:436,29923,129
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Qatar121:196,50026,891
England91:6,190,895170,599
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Oweis (33) may also be a first name.

Oweis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oweis is found most frequently in Saudi Arabia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oweis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 222,924th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,986,622 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Oweis are found; 51 percent are found in West Asia and 48 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name internationally, held by 33 people.

This last name is most numerous in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 835 people, or 1 in 36,953. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Oweis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oweis surname are 4.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58% being registered with the party.

The amount Oweis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 33.05% more than the national average, earning $57,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.6% more than the national average, earning $74,825 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oweiss91293/
Howeis9112/
Ouweis911/
O'Weis911/
Owis891,600/
Owes89648/
Oeis892/
Oweishe832/
Ouweyis831/
O'Weisz831/
Howeiis831/
Howeise830/
Howes8028,712/
Owais8012,182/
Aweis805,085/
Owies803,141/
Eweis801,418/
Howis80373/
Owese8060/
Oueis8049/
Oveis8030/
Uweis8017/
Owise8014/
Goeis8014/
Owesh8012/
Ojeis8012/
Owisz8012/
Oweas806/
Obeis805/
Owess804/
Owees803/
Oeiss803/
Owhes803/
Owehs802/
Oweus802/
Owiss802/
Owyes802/
Oewes801/
Oewis801/
Owish801/
Owoes801/
Oyeis801/
Owejs801/
Owues801/
Owhis801/
Oevis800/
Hochweis7729/
Oweisová774/
Ouweisse771/
Howeisch771/
Ouweyiss771/
Oweisova771/
Eweiss73594/
Owaise73418/
Howaes73281/
Owayes73122/
Aweiss73117/
Oueiss7376/
Oewies7371/
Obeius7347/
Owaish7328/
Houeis7313/
Houwes7313/
Oowise7311/
Howiss738/
Howish738/
Aweyis737/
Aweish736/
Owishe734/
Howies733/
Owoise733/
Oyeise733/
Ouwais732/
Howges732/
Obeies732/
Owaies732/
Hobeis732/
O'Wise732/
Owaiss732/
Oowies732/
Haweis731/
Howeus731/
Howwes731/
Aweise731/
Gowish731/
Oweich731/
Owajis731/
Howeiz731/
Howisz731/
Hojeis731/
Obeish731/
O'West731/
Goueis731/
Oweesh731/
Oveias731/
Oowais731/
Oowyes731/
Uweiss731/
Gaweis731/
Howese730/
Howess730/
Goweus730/
Goveis730/
Owisch730/
Hochweiss7126/
Ouis678,739/
Awes675,062/
Ewis675,041/
Obis672,182/
Awis671,686/
Obes671,309/
Evis671,246/
Ewes671,210/
Ovis671,007/
Euis67652/
Oves67450/
Owas67244/
Houeiss67172/
Uwes67114/
Eais6784/
Uwis6749/
Aweisse6727/
Aweyiss6725/
Yeis6724/
Oueisse6719/
Aoueiss6718/
Ieis6715/
Hobeish678/
Owez678/
Goveias677/
Gouveis676/
Gaweish675/
Owix675/
Houweij674/
Ochwisz674/
Eeis672/
Ouwaesh671/
Hoewish671/
Ojeiseh671/
Houwest671/
Owoeyes671/
Owoyise671/
Ueis671/
Houweiz671/
Howaess671/
Howisse671/
Owiz671/
Awweiss671/
Oveiise671/
Ouwaiss671/
Aeis671/
Howaiss671/
Goveies670/

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