Owin Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Panama

Owin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3651:485,32324,356
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Panama301:130,4094,482
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Owin (1,217) may also be a first name.

Owin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owin is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 587,571st most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Owin reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 226,942nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,217 people.

The surname Owin is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 365 people, or 1 in 485,323. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 87 percent are found, Edo, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Owin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Owin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Owin last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Owin surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Owin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $38,642 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owain8967/
Ohwin8928/
Owhin8927/
Owien8912/
Owine8911/
Owein898/
Howin894/
Oewin894/
Owinn891/
Ouwin891/
Own867,224/
Howind80364/
Howein8042/
Owoine8014/
Owwing8013/
Oweine802/
Owaine802/
Ojwing802/
Oiwing801/
Houwin801/
Ouwain801/
Hoowin801/
O'Winn801/
Ouwine801/
Howien800/
Owen75203,153/
Obin753,777/
Ewin751,957/
Awin751,091/
Uwin75121/
Owne75108/
Owén7551/
Hown7521/
Ouwn756/
Ownc753/
Ohwn752/
Oewn751/
Owën751/
Oiwn751/
Owim751/
Oywn751/
Ownn750/
Houwing73666/
Houwink73165/
Oweineh7324/
Howindt7310/
Owaineh739/
Houwain732/
Hoowing731/
Houwoin731/
Gouwina731/
Hobin671,957/
Awine671,636/
Howen67847/
Ahwin67221/
Hawin67216/
Hochwind67162/
Awain67118/
Awhin67117/
Owene67106/
Ewien67105/
Hewin67103/
Obijn6731/
Owhen6725/
Owean6725/
Owień6719/
Owenn6717/
Oybin6714/
Auwin6711/
Awien6711/
Huwin6711/
Ouwen6711/
Uwind6710/
Eewin6710/
Oswim679/
Euwin678/
Obinn678/
Awuin677/
Aawin676/
Osuin675/
Hoswn674/
Oubin673/
Oween673/
Ehwin673/
Awoin672/
Awinn672/
Oowen672/
Owwen672/
Owoen672/
Owuen672/
Awint672/
Oeuin671/
Ouweinne671/
Owhnn671/
Oibin671/
Awein671/
Oiven671/
Owuim671/
Ownne671/
Ojwng671/
Gowiń671/
Owìnø671/
Owheinhe671/
Oewyn671/
Gownn671/
Gouwn671/
Howne670/
Hoown670/
Ewinn670/

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Owin Reference & Research

Owen DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Owen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Owin
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis