Owies Surname

141,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Owies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,3021:23,5352,989
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United States131:27,881,456736,413
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
England41:13,929,515290,718
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Owies (29) may also be a first name.

Owies Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owies occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owies? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owies is the 141,820th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,320,136 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Owies are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname Owies is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,302 people, or 1 in 23,535. In South Africa Owies is most common in: Western Cape, where 85 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 7 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 19 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.

Owies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Owies has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Owies surname increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owies Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owies last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Owies earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.24% less than the national average, earning R 106,356 per year and in United States they earn 72.4% more than the national average, earning $74,388 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oewies9171/
Howies913/
Oowies912/
Owis891,600/
Owes89648/
Oies894/
Howes8028,712/
Owais8012,182/
Oweis801,828/
Ewies801,372/
Ovies80915/
Howis80373/
Obies80315/
Goies8091/
Oiese8067/
Ojies8064/
Owese8060/
Awies8058/
Oyies8016/
Owise8014/
Owesh8012/
Owisz8012/
Owice807/
Oweas806/
Owess804/
Owees803/
Oibes803/
Owhes803/
Owehs802/
Oweus802/
Owiss802/
Ouies802/
Owyes802/
Oewes801/
Oewis801/
Owish801/
Ohies801/
Oives801/
Owejs801/
Uwies801/
Owues801/
Owhis801/
Oes75432/
Ois75219/
Ies7586/
Owaise73418/
Oweiss73293/
Ewiess73157/
Hovies7375/
Owaish7328/
Oviese7321/
Houwes7313/
Howeis7312/
Oowise7311/
Howiss738/
Howish738/
Owishe734/
Owoise733/
Ouwais732/
Howges732/
O'Wise732/
Owaiss732/
Owiche732/
Howeus731/
Howwes731/
Gowish731/
Houies731/
Howisz731/
Ouweis731/
O'Weis731/
O'West731/
Oovies731/
Ewhies731/
Oweesh731/
Oowais731/
Oowyes731/
Hawies731/
Howese730/
Govies730/
Howess730/
Howice730/
Hogies730/
Owisch730/
Goes6747,849/
Gois6733,533/
Awes675,062/
Ewis675,041/
Obis672,182/
Awis671,686/
Obes671,309/
Ewes671,210/
Ovis671,007/
Hois67944/
Oise67630/
Oves67450/
Oyes67317/
Gawiesh67187/
Oess67150/
Uwes67114/
Ojes6794/
Iess6785/
Aies6767/
Uwis6749/
Iyes6744/
Oish6743/
Ijes6727/
Oias6721/
Oyis6719/
Oues6716/
Oist6715/
Iies6710/
Oice679/
Uies679/
Owez678/
Iesh677/
Ojis676/
Eies675/
Owix675/
Oesh674/
Oits674/
Owoihce674/
Ochwisz674/
Oisz672/
Ieas672/
Oweishe672/
Oiis671/
Houiess671/
Hoewish671/
Houwest671/
Howisse671/
Owiz671/
Oiez671/
Obuiyes671/
O'Weisz671/
Ouwaiss671/
Oids671/
Oisx671/
Oesj671/
Oesz671/
Howaiss671/
Howeiis671/
Iejs671/
Ieys671/
Oehs670/
Oios670/
Howeise670/

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