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 Male Own Height
172.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Own Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Own Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Own is found most frequently in Libya. It can appear as a variant: Owñ. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Own? popularity and diffusion
The last name Own is the 68,728th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,008,796 people. Own occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Own reside; 72 percent reside in North Africa and 72 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Own is also the 315,600th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 687 people.
Own is most widely held in Libya, where it is carried by 4,258 people, or 1 in 1,466. Aside from Libya Own exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 14 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent reside.
Own Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Own has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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
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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 Own
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