Owls Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Owls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Owls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owls occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owls? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Owls is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Owls live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada it is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 100 percent live. Beside Canada this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Owls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Owls has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owls Last Name Statistics demography

Owls earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owles89353/
Howls89114/
Owels8914/
Gowls891/
Howles80710/
Howels80115/
Owells8011/
Gowles802/
Howlls802/
Owills801/
Owless801/
Awls7544/
Ewls752/
Obls751/
Howells7324,796/
Howlles732/
Howelss731/
O'Wills731/
Hoewlls731/
Howeuls731/
Howeels731/
Howills730/
Howless730/
Ewles67491/
Ewels67230/
Obels67166/
Obles6757/
Hawls673/
Howelles672/
Howuells672/
Awles672/
Hoewells671/
Howellls671/
Awlsh671/
Awlls671/
Ewlls671/
Ewils671/
Awils671/
Uwels670/
Hobls670/
Obils670/

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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 Owls
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