Owers Surname

165,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Owers Surname Definition:

A location name in Hampshire.

Owers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1961:46,5875,860
Australia8321:32,4474,293
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
New Zealand1531:29,5975,184
Canada501:736,91258,785
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Wales151:206,30213,003
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6601:36,9324,785
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Owers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Hampshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Owers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owers is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owers is the 165,565th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,785,759 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Owers reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,196 people, or 1 in 46,587. In England it is most prevalent in: Essex, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Durham, where 6 percent live. Not including England Owers occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Owers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Owers has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Owers surname expanded 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,317 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Owers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Owers surname are 29.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Owers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.4% more than the national average, earning R 452,460 per year; in United States they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $47,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $55,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howers9152/
Ouwers9114/
Oewers911/
Oiwers910/
Oowers910/
Oers89243/
Houwers83582/
Ewers8010,167/
Goers801,621/
Overs80969/
Obers80377/
Ojers8072/
Ouers8071/
Awers808/
Owars806/
Oyers805/
Hoers803/
Oehrs802/
Uwers801/
Oiers801/
Eoers800/
Oersh800/
Govers733,515/
Hovers73388/
Goerss73307/
Hobers73218/
Auwers73204/
Goehrs73142/
Oversø7356/
Ouwerx7344/
Goyers7330/
Overst7325/
Oevers7323/
Hawers7319/
Euwers7312/
Howars738/
Gawers735/
Hoyers734/
Goerrs733/
Howors733/
Hewers732/
Ouerse732/
Ewears731/
Obeers731/
Oivers731/
Obersz731/
Overse731/
Hojers730/
Hoersh730/
D'Houwers712/
Ours672,361/
Hoevers67697/
Goersch67369/
Aers67278/
Gooyers67119/
Hoovers6779/
Goovers6756/
Eurs6744/
Heuwers6720/
Yers6718/
Uers676/
Ears675/
Aouerse674/
Eyrs671/
Ojrs671/
Eers671/
Hoggers671/
Hauwers671/
Iers671/
Hobersh671/
Oversch670/
Houbers670/
Hoobers670/

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