Owh Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Owh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Owh (11) may also be a first name.

Owh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owh is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Owh reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Owh is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 85 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Georgia, where 4 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Owh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owh surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Owh earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $43,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.62% more than the national average, earning $68,375 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owhe862,000/
Owsh862/
Gowh861/
Oowh861/
Howh861/
Ow807,308/
Howsh752/
Howch751/
How6721,448/
Owa678,315/
Owe672,145/
Owf67311/
Ouw67142/
Ohf6771/
Obh6766/
Awh6735/
Ohw6713/
Uwh6712/
Oew6712/
Oph679/
Uow677/
Oiw677/
Oyw677/
Owt675/
Oow675/
Ofh674/
Oww673/
Ovw673/
Ojw673/

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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 Owh
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