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 surname Owems is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owems? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Owems is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Owems reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Owems is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 11 percent reside, Arizona, where 11 percent reside and Arkansas, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Owems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Owems has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 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
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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 Owems
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