Own Surname

68,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Own Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Own Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya4,2581:1,466418
Egypt9761:94,1968,120
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
India1141:6,728,644151,199
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
England511:1,092,51152,584
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Pakistan421:4,253,42629,680
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
China61:227,886,92811,701
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Owñ (1) are calculated separately.

Own (687) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owñ891/
Owen86203,153/
Owin86532/
Owne86108/
Owén8651/
Hown8621/
Ouwn866/
Ownc863/
Ohwn862/
Oywn861/
Owën861/
Oiwn861/
Oewn861/
Ownn860/
Howen75847/
Ohwin7528/
Owenn7517/
Owien7512/
Ouwen7511/
Oewin754/
Hoswn754/
Howin754/
Oween753/
Oowen752/
Owuen752/
Owwen752/
Owoen752/
Ownne751/
Gownn751/
Oewyn751/
Gouwn751/
Owìnø751/
Ojwng751/
Ouwin751/
Owinn751/
Owhnn751/
Hoown750/
Howne750/
Awn672,623/
Houwen671,515/
Howind67364/
Gouwyn6748/
Obn6729/
Owwing6713/
Ouweng678/
Uwn677/
Ewn675/
Oywene674/
Ovn674/
D'Owen672/
Ojwing672/
Howehn672/
Hosswn671/
Houwin671/
Oiwing671/
Hoowin671/
O'Winn671/
O'Wynn671/
Howien670/
Oswent670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Own
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