Owis Surname

248,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Owis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,1901:77,2576,997
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England51:11,143,612252,590
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Owis (201) may also be a first name.

Owis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owis is most common in Egypt. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Owis.

How Common Is The Last Name Owis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 248,333rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,554,716 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Owis are found; 74 percent are found in North Africa and 74 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 639,077th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 201 people.

The surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,190 people, or 1 in 77,257. Beside Egypt this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Owis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owis Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Owis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning R 244,572 per year and in United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owais8912,182/
Owies893,141/
Oweis891,828/
Howis89373/
Owise8914/
Owisz8912/
Owiss892/
Oewis891/
Owish891/
Owhis891/
Owaise80418/
Oweiss80293/
Oewies8071/
Owaish8028/
Howeis8012/
Oowise8011/
Howiss808/
Howish808/
Owishe804/
Howies803/
Owoise803/
Ouwais802/
O'Wise802/
Owaiss802/
Oowies802/
Gowish801/
Howisz801/
Ouweis801/
O'Weis801/
Oowais801/
Owisch800/
Ewis755,041/
Obis752,182/
Awis751,686/
Ovis751,007/
Owes75648/
Uwis7549/
Owix755/
Owiz751/
Ochwisz734/
Oweishe732/
Hoewish731/
Howisse731/
O'Weisz731/
Ouwaiss731/
Howaiss731/
Howeise730/
Awais6773,522/
Howes6728,712/
Ewais675,513/
Aweis675,085/
Hovis674,755/
Uwais672,628/
Eweis671,418/
Ovais671,408/
Ewies671,372/
Ewiss671,007/
Awish67950/
Ovies67915/
Owich67790/
Awise67275/
Hewis67242/
Hawis67213/
Obais67206/
Awiss67146/
Ovise67137/
Ovist67133/
Govis6797/
Hoewisch6791/
Avois6768/
Owese6760/
Awies6758/
Obish6747/
Oveis6730/
Hochweis6729/
Ubois6722/
Uweis6717/
Oviss6715/
Owaiz6714/
Uwise6714/
Owesh6712/
Obois6712/
Ovihs6712/
Hobis6711/
Uwiss6710/
Uwihs679/
Ewish678/
Ovios678/
Owice677/
Oweas676/
Obeis675/
Abois675/
Oweisová674/
Owess674/
Oways674/
Ojuis674/
Owees673/
Ovgis673/
Oibes673/
Owhes673/
Owehs672/
Oweus672/
Aawis672/
Huwis672/
Ovois672/
Oibis672/
Owyse672/
Awois672/
Oewes671/
Ouweisse671/
Ohvis671/
Oives671/
Howeisch671/
Uvois671/
Uwish671/
Howys671/
Howic671/
Howiś671/
Oubis671/
Otvis671/
Oweisova671/
Owejs671/
Guwis671/
Ewuis671/
Ewwis671/
Awgis671/
Uwies671/
Ovuis671/
Owues671/
Uwhis671/
Eewis670/
Oevis670/

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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
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  • 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 Owis
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