Owman Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Owman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden201:492,33835,486
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Owman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owman occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Owman reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 492,338. In Sweden Owman is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 90 percent live and Västmanland County, where 10 percent live. Apart from Sweden this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Owman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owman Last Name Statistics demography

Owman earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.92% less than the national average, earning $21,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howman911,389/
Houwman8386/
Howmann8325/
Gowmain831/
Howmman830/
Awman80191/
Obman80117/
Ovman805/
Ewman804/
Uwman802/
Hobman73890/
Hawman73583/
Gawman73117/
Hovman7355/
Gowmon7315/
Govman7312/
Hewman738/
Awmang732/
Ewmann731/
Obmain731/
Awmane731/
Howmon731/
Huwman730/
Hovmand67710/
Hovmann6745/
Hobmann6733/
Hawmann676/
Hoivman670/
Gowmein670/
Hewmann670/

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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 Owman
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