Owl Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Owl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Canada1281:287,85626,805
England141:3,979,861125,553
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
France51:13,284,544357,392
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Owl (252) may also be a first name.

Owl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owl is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 752,779th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Owl are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Owl is also the 561,423rd most widespread first name on earth, held by 252 people.

The surname Owl is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 1,927,973. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 14 percent reside, South Dakota, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 34 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Owl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Owl last name increased 723 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Owl Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Owl earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.94% less than the national average, earning $40,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning $37,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howl86710/
Owel86632/
Owil86313/
Owle86165/
Owll862/
Owlh862/
Oewl861/
Owld861/
Ohwl861/
Oiwl861/
Oswl861/
Owwl861/
Oowl861/
Howle753,203/
Howel75454/
Owell7547/
Howil7537/
Oewel759/
Howll759/
Owled757/
Ouwel757/
Owill754/
Owild751/
Ohwle751/
Howld751/
Ouwle751/
Oywel751/
Ojwil751/
Oiwle751/
Owleh751/
Oywle751/
Owiel751/
Howlt750/
Owlle750/
Oswlt750/
Howell67195,786/
Awl67915/
Owlett67280/
Obl6751/
Howill6713/
Hoewel6713/
Howeel6711/
Uwl6710/
Ovl678/
Howled678/
Howleh676/
Hoewll676/
Ewl674/
Ojwele672/
Owlowa671/
Oywele671/
Howiel671/
Owehel671/
Ouwell671/
Ohwill670/
Owlepp670/
Oewill670/

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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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  • 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 Owl
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