Owence Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Owence Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Owence (18) may also be a first name.

Owence Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owence is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owence? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Owence reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Owence is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 18 people.

Owence is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania Owence is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Owence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Owence has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Owence last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owenje83104/
Oenche836/
Owenge836/
Ovence833/
Owenze832/
Owenci831/
Owense830/
Oyenche7713/
Goennce772/
Obenche772/
Owenger771/
Owensey771/
Owenchi771/
O'Bence771/
Ojwenge771/
Owiense771/
Howency770/
Owens73265,822/
Yence73156/
Eunce7312/
Owenz7311/
Ience734/
Owncy731/
Eance731/
Ounce731/
Oince731/
Goyenche7111/
Hovencey711/
Govenche711/
Hoensche710/
Ouwens671,195/
Obenge67343/
Goense67299/
Ojenge67278/
Ioance67263/
Oyenge67129/
Heince6789/
Ubence6786/
Oyance6782/
Howens6761/
Oyenze6751/
Awenge6742/
Owensi6739/
Yenche6731/
Awenze6730/
Ounche6716/
Oyenje6715/
Goince6714/
Owenji6714/
Ouenze6713/
Ovince6711/
Uwenje6710/
Yencey676/
Obenze675/
Obince674/
Ajence674/
Owenss674/
Goyenchea673/
Heance672/
Oweens672/
Owenns672/
Awenje672/
Oenchi672/
Geance672/
Ojenje672/
Ovenge672/
Einche672/
Ovency671/
Oweans671/
Owensd671/
Owesns671/
Oiwens671/
Oowens671/
Euence671/
Gounce671/
Ovenci671/
Uwenge671/
Uwenze671/
Eiunce671/
Awense671/
Eunche671/
Iencea671/
Hoince671/
Hejnce671/
Owengi671/
Owenza671/
Owenzi671/
Oyince671/
Oincer671/
Obense671/
Goenze671/
Eenche671/
Avence671/
Ayence671/
Ayonce671/
Ohwens671/
Hyence671/
Ehance670/
Owiens670/
Oweins670/
Hoense670/

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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 Owence
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