Ower Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Ower Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ower Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
England811:687,87739,238
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Australia601:449,92835,109
Uganda511:765,47637,015
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales51:618,90625,852
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland631:59,4163,787
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ower (390) may also be a first name.

Ower Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ower occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ower? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 525,631st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. Ower is mostly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Ower reside; 31 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ower is also the 438,463rd most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 390 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 61 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 4 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Scotland, where 12 percent are found.

Ower Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ower has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ower last name grew 1,377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 338 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ower Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ower surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Ower earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.01% less than the national average, earning 245,696 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $42,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.87% more than the national average, earning $69,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owere8911,090/
Hower894,834/
Oywer89612/
Ojwer8921/
Ouwer8915/
Owier896/
Owher892/
Owear892/
Owuer891/
Oweir891/
Owert891/
Owger890/
Oer86216/
Houwer80627/
Owhere80326/
Owerre80115/
Oweere80104/
Gouwer8043/
Hoewer8019/
Hoower8012/
Howear805/
Gowger804/
Owoeyr804/
Howere802/
Ochwer802/
Howejr801/
Hoywer801/
Howesr801/
O'Wier801/
Ouwere801/
Oowere801/
Howier800/
Ober7511,441/
Oyer754,246/
Over754,030/
Ewer752,432/
Ojer751,545/
Awer75752/
Goer75377/
Uwer75155/
Owre75130/
Oehr75104/
Owir7561/
Oier7536/
Ouer7528/
Oerr755/
Oerh752/
Eoer751/
Owyr751/
Howerdd7317/
Owherhe733/
Hoyer6724,026/
Gover675,084/
Goyer675,011/
Hover674,936/
Awere674,065/
Ouere673,902/
Gojer673,495/
Hewer673,151/
Oyier672,931/
Huwer671,639/
Hoier671,257/
Hober67863/
Owire67725/
Oyere67724/
Ouerd67614/
Oever67508/
Hojer67468/
Aweer67458/
Overå67312/
Ogger67293/
Obear67247/
Hawer67238/
Höwer67225/
Overe67186/
Euwer67175/
Overd67159/
Hoehr67154/
Howearth6797/
Goehr6788/
Ohear6783/
Ouber6783/
Awier6774/
Ouver6761/
Ojier6757/
Aouer6750/
Gouer6742/
Ojeer6741/
Goier6736/
D'Houwer6735/
Hochwert6730/
Oiver6730/
Obeir6729/
Uwere6728/
Awear6726/
Overt6722/
Osver6721/
Ahwer6721/
Ojert6719/
Ovier6718/
Houer6717/
Ouert6712/
Oyuer6712/
Ohver6711/
O'Ger6710/
Overø679/
Aweir679/
Oujer678/
Owair675/
Owhre675/
Yoyer675/
Howre674/
Howir674/
Ajoer673/
Obher673/
Overr672/
Ovear672/
Hoerh672/
Ewear672/
Oehrh671/
Ovher671/
Oover671/
Goerr671/
Ouyer671/
Ohyer671/
Ioyer671/
Ouier671/
Owaheire671/
Ehoer671/
Ojber671/
Ehwer671/
Osuer671/
Oyert671/
Oveer671/
Oberh671/
Auwer671/
Eweir670/
Obeer670/
Oberr670/
Oober670/
Oyher670/

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Footnotes

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