Owen-Turner Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Owen-Turner Surname User-submission:

In approximately 1870, Colonel Thomas Hawkins Turner and an actress by the name of Elizabeth Fanny Owen decided they both wanted their last names to endure. So they gave their oldest son, Thomas Powys, the last name Owen-Turner. Since then, the last name Owen-Turner has been passed along through the generations.

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Owen-Turner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Owen-Turner Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In approximately 1870, Colonel Thomas Hawkins Turner and an actress by the name of Elizabeth Fanny Owen decided they both wanted their last names to endure. So they gave their oldest son, Thomas Powys, the last name Owen-Turner. Since then, the last name Owen-Turner has been passed along through the generations.

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Owen-Turner Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owen-Turner Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Owen-Turner has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owen-Turner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Owen-Turner live; 51 percent live in Australasia and 51 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Owen-Turner is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,285,510. In Australia Owen-Turner is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 52 percent live, South Australia, where 24 percent live and New South Wales, where 14 percent live. Not including Australia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Owen-Turner Last Name Statistics demography

Owen-Turner earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 85.93% more than the national average, earning $92,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owenturner954/
Owen Turner917/
Entturner801/
Entrinher707/
Ontrainer702/
Entrainer701/

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