Own Surname
Approximately 7,224 people bear this surname
Own Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 4,258 | 1:1,466 | 418 |
| Egypt | 976 | 1:94,196 | 8,120 |
| Saudi Arabia | 835 | 1:36,953 | 5,288 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| India | 114 | 1:6,728,644 | 151,199 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Pakistan | 42 | 1:4,253,426 | 29,680 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
The alternate forms: Owñ (1) are calculated separately.
Own (687) may also be a first name.
Own Demographics
Average Own Salary in
United States
$63,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Own Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Own Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Own is more frequently found in Libya than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Owñ. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Own? popularity and diffusion
It is the 68,728th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,008,796 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Own live; 72 percent live in North Africa and 72 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 315,600th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 687 people.
It is most widely held in Libya, where it is carried by 4,258 people, or 1 in 1,466. Outside of Libya this last name occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 14 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live.
Own Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Own has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Own surname increased 179 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,275 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Own Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Own earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.67% less than the national average, earning R 72,084 per year and in United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owñ | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owen | 86 | 203,153 | / |
| Owin | 86 | 532 | / |
| Owne | 86 | 108 | / |
| Owén | 86 | 51 | / |
| Hown | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ouwn | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ownc | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ohwn | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oywn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owën | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oiwn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oewn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ownn | 86 | 0 | / |
| Howen | 75 | 847 | / |
| Ohwin | 75 | 28 | / |
| Owenn | 75 | 17 | / |
| Owien | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ouwen | 75 | 11 | / |
| Oewin | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hoswn | 75 | 4 | / |
| Howin | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oween | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oowen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owuen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owwen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owoen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ownne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gownn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oewyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gouwn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owìnø | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojwng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouwin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owinn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owhnn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoown | 75 | 0 | / |
| Howne | 75 | 0 | / |
| Awn | 67 | 2,623 | / |
| Houwen | 67 | 1,515 | / |
| Howind | 67 | 364 | / |
| Gouwyn | 67 | 48 | / |
| Obn | 67 | 29 | / |
| Owwing | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ouweng | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uwn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ewn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oywene | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovn | 67 | 4 | / |
| D'Owen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojwing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howehn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hosswn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houwin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiwing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoowin | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Winn | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Wynn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howien | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oswent | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Own
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