Owes Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Owes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:1,154,32882,787
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
India181:42,614,743461,117
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Owes (113) may also be a first name.

Owes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owes occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owes is the 506,165th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. The last name Owes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Owes are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 881,625th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 113 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 1,154,328. In The United States Owes is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 30 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 38 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Owes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Owes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Owes last name increased 3,925 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Owes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owes surname are 11.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.81% registered to vote for the political party.

Owes earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.75% less than the national average, earning $35,923 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howes8928,712/
Owies893,141/
Oweis891,828/
Owese8960/
Owesh8912/
Oweas896/
Owess894/
Owees893/
Owhes893/
Owehs892/
Oweus892/
Oewes891/
Owejs891/
Owues891/
Oes86432/
Oweiss80293/
Oewies8071/
Houwes8013/
Howeis8012/
Howies803/
Howges802/
Oowies802/
Howeus801/
Howwes801/
Ouweis801/
O'Weis801/
O'West801/
Oweesh801/
Howese800/
Howess800/
Goes7547,849/
Awes755,062/
Owis751,600/
Obes751,309/
Ewes751,210/
Oves75450/
Oyes75317/
Oess75150/
Uwes75114/
Ojes7594/
Oues7516/
Owez758/
Oesh754/
Oies754/
Oesj751/
Oesz751/
Oehs750/
Oweishe732/
Houwest731/
O'Weisz731/
Howeise730/
Hawes6727,894/
Aweys6727,423/
Owais6712,182/
Goyes679,099/
Aweis675,085/
Oesch673,671/
Hewes673,550/
Hoyes673,252/
Eweis671,418/
Ewees671,410/
Ewies671,372/
Awees671,354/
Aoues671,212/
Ovies67915/
Awess67841/
Awese67476/
Howis67373/
Goess67353/
Goves67309/
Hoess67286/
Oyese67266/
Hoves67235/
Houes67208/
Eweas67188/
Ewess67187/
Otves67169/
Goues67153/
Hobes67136/
Ovesh67126/
Owech67125/
Goies6791/
Awesh6778/
Goesh6775/
Oiese6767/
Ojies6764/
Awies6758/
Euwes6757/
Obesh6754/
Ovest6747/
Howez6735/
Owetz6734/
Ojues6733/
Huwes6731/
Oveis6730/
Hochweis6729/
Iojes6728/
Obeys6723/
Ojesh6721/
Obeas6720/
Hojes6717/
Uweis6717/
Oyies6716/
Ovets6715/
Owise6714/
Owisz6712/
Oveys6711/
Ohues679/
Uwesh678/
Owice677/
Goehs677/
Uwese676/
Oveas675/
Aweas675/
Gojes675/
Obeis675/
Oweisová674/
Ouess674/
Hoesh674/
Gowez674/
Oways674/
Ojess674/
Ooues674/
Auwes673/
Howesová673/
Ovese673/
Oibes673/
Ovess672/
Owiss672/
Oyees672/
Hoehs672/
Owyse672/
Ahwes672/
Oubes672/
Ouies672/
Hoeys671/
Oewis671/
Ouweisse671/
Oweaz671/
Owish671/
Ohies671/
Oives671/
Howeisch671/
Yojes671/
Uoues671/
Howys671/
Awues671/
Ouyes671/
Ouest671/
Hoesz671/
Ouves671/
Owece671/
Oweisova671/
Uweys671/
Goesz671/
Awets671/
Ohyes671/
Aswes671/
Uhwes671/
Uwies671/
Owhis671/
Ovesz671/
Eewes671/
Ewwes671/
Ioyes671/
Oevis670/

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