Owing Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Owing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Norway101:514,22941,629
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Owing (79) may also be a first name.

Owing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owing is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owing? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owing is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 30 percent of Owing live; 30 percent live in East Africa and 28 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Owing is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 79 people.

The last name Owing is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,148,214. In Uganda Owing is mostly found in: Dokolo District, where 18 percent reside, Gulu District, where 18 percent reside and Lira District, where 18 percent reside. Not including Uganda Owing is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Owing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Owing surname decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owing Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Owing earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.06% more than the national average, earning 422,410 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.28% less than the national average, earning $36,988 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howing9184/
Owwing9113/
Ojwing912/
Oiwing911/
Owng894/
Houwing83666/
Hoewing83158/
Hoiwing831/
Hoowing831/
Owinngs830/
Ouwings830/
Ewing8056,788/
Awing803,622/
Obing80725/
Oweng8083/
Uwing8048/
Howng8031/
Gowng8014/
Ojwng801/
Houwaing7720/
Hewing73794/
Höwing73377/
Hawing73143/
Euwing7362/
Hobing7357/
Howeng7335/
Awoing7314/
Oweang739/
Ouweng738/
Owinke737/
Hüwing736/
Ahwing735/
Auwing734/
Ewingg733/
Awieng732/
Ewuing731/
Huwing731/
Ohweng731/
Ewieng731/
Awaing731/
Oubing731/
Awwing731/
Eewing730/
Ewinng730/
Houwink67165/
Heuwing6787/
Hoobing6747/
Awng6747/
Hewwing6722/
Houweng6714/
Ahuwing678/
Euwings676/
Obng675/
Haweing673/
Ownc673/
D'Ewing672/
Houbing672/
Huwwing671/
Ewng671/
Hoibeng671/
Oweinke671/
Ojuhing671/
Heewing670/

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Owing 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 Owing
  • 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