Owm Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Owm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Owm (21) may also be a first name.

Owm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owm is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Owm are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 21 people.

The surname Owm is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 7,063,834. In Thailand Owm is mostly concentrated in: Bangkok, where 40 percent reside, Chiang Mai Province, where 40 percent reside and Narathiwat Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Thailand this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 8 percent reside and Pakistan, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowm8622/
Owme864/
Oiwm861/
Oswm861/
Owhm861/
Owmh861/
Howm861/
Obm6710/
Awm678/
Ewm676/
Ovm673/
Uwm672/

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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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  • 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 Owm
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