Owems Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Owems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Owems Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owems occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owems? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Owems reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Owems is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is most frequent in: Alabama, where 11 percent live, Arizona, where 11 percent live and Arkansas, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States Owems occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Owems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owems has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Owems last name increased 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owems Last Name Statistics demography

Owems earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oems892/
Owens80265,822/
Goems8098/
Ewems808/
Obems804/
Oyems802/
Owjms801/
Oweñs801/
Howens7361/
Owenss734/
Owenns732/
Oweens732/
Owensd731/
Oweans731/
Owesns731/
Oowens731/
Ohyems731/
Ohwens731/
Owiens730/
Oweins730/
Owense730/
Yems67149/
Eims67105/
Oens6776/
Eams6721/
Eyms6716/
Eems676/
Iems674/
D'Owens673/
Aems673/
Ojms671/
Howenns671/
Goweens671/
Eums670/

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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 Owems
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