Owne Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Owne (40) may also be a first name.

Owne Last Name Facts

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

Owne is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Owne live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owne is also the 1,614,485th most common first name internationally It is held by 40 people.

The surname Owne is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 60 percent reside, Enugu, where 16 percent reside and Benue, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Owne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Owne surname rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Owne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Owne surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Owne earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.46% less than the national average, earning $23,964 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owney89162/
Ownne891/
Howne890/
Own867,224/
Gowney8027/
Howney8018/
Oywene804/
Howner804/
Owenne801/
Hownes800/
Owen75203,153/
Owin75532/
Owén7551/
Hown7521/
Owni7511/
Ouwn756/
Awne755/
Obne755/
Ownc753/
Uwne753/
Ohwn752/
Owny752/
Oiwn751/
Ewne751/
Owën751/
Oywn751/
Ownn750/
Owinnie731/
Oswgnes731/
O'Wynne731/
Ownnett731/
Hownett730/
Awneh67879/
Howen67847/
Awney67490/
Obney67215/
Awnee6733/
Ohwin6728/
Owień6719/
Owenn6717/
Hovne6715/
Owien6712/
Ouwen6711/
Ownis678/
Ovner677/
Howin674/
Hoswn674/
Oween673/
Uwnje673/
Ownna672/
Ownay672/
Owwen672/
Oswem672/
Awnet672/
Owuen672/
Owoen672/
Ujwne671/
Awnie671/
Gowné671/
Ownoa671/
Obnee671/
Owhnn671/
Owinn671/
Gownn671/
Gouwn671/
Awgne671/
Auwne671/
Ouwin671/
Hawne671/
Ojwng671/
Owìnø671/
Ownny671/
Ownai671/
Ownyi671/
Howny670/
Hobne670/
Howni670/
Hoown670/

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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 Owne
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