Owias Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Scotland

Owias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Owias (65) may also be a first name.

Owias Last Name Facts

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

Owias occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owias? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Owias live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,212,820th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 65 people.

This last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,380,139. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 57 percent are found, Punjab, where 29 percent are found and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan Owias is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owiase911/
Obias807,681/
Awias80126/
Ovias8021/
Uwias8010/
Ewias806/
Owiaz801/
Owyas801/
Govias73143/
Oviase73102/
Obijas7339/
Awiash731/
Awieas731/
Obiass731/
Ouvias731/
Gouvias67228/
D'Obias671/
Hovieas671/
Howeaas671/
Govhias671/

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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 Owias
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