Ownhouse Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ownhouse Surname User-submission:

The Ownhouse surname originated in USA after immigration during WWII. It is translated from the former Dutch surname van Egenhuizen, meaning 'own house'.

Ownhouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1971:275,01427,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Ownhouse Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ownhouse surname originated in USA after immigration during WWII. It is translated from the former Dutch surname van Egenhuizen, meaning 'own house'.

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Ownhouse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ownhouse is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ownhouse.

How Common Is The Last Name Ownhouse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,189,614th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ownhouse reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Ownhouse is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 275,014. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent live, Gauteng, where 12 percent live and Western Cape, where 12 percent live. Apart from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ownhouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ownhouse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ownhouse surname fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ownhouse Last Name Statistics demography

Ownhouse earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning R 304,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Whenhouse820/
Whinhouse820/
Anhouse8037/
Inhouse8032/
Owenose803/
Onose779,240/
Onuse7749/
Onous774/
Onhos773/
Einhouse7545/
Ounousse7511/
Annhouse751/
Younouse751/
Owenhase751/
Onowighouse741/
Iounousse71444/
Younousse71238/
Oinhos71154/
Ounous7175/
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Onhaus7145/
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Onosey7126/
Onosue7113/
Anouse7111/
Onwuse718/
Onosie717/
Oniose715/
Onwose714/
Onhsee713/
Onoese713/
Yonuse713/
Inhose712/
Owenos712/
Onoseh712/
Ownosi711/
Yownus711/
Inouse711/
Enouse711/
Onousu711/
Onozue711/
Yonose711/
Onousa711/
Owanse711/
Awnous710/
Whonus710/
Owense710/
Onious710/
Younous6723,756/
Onos672,361/
Onus67455/
Onse67199/
Onowighose67143/
Ounouss6797/
Ohnhaus6785/
Owns6767/
Owonise6766/
Owenius6732/
Inousse6726/
Owonusi6724/
Onoyase6723/
Eoonous6715/
Anousse6715/
Younuse6711/
Ewenuse6711/
Onuseyo679/
Onhasey677/
Onoussi677/
Awonuse676/
Owinise676/
Onwusie675/
Awounse675/
Ounnous673/
Oyenuse673/
Onoussa673/
Yonosey672/
Onyeose672/
Whonose672/
Owenise672/
Yonouss672/
Oenhaus671/
Owensey671/
Yoonuse671/
Aounous671/
Awhonse671/
Onyoise671/
Owonosi671/
Onouosa671/
Ounousi671/
Owens E671/
Yonzoue671/
Yoonous671/
Onosewe671/
Ono-Sei671/
Onusoye671/
Onuwose671/
Oniousa671/
Owiense671/
Ownwosu671/
Anhusse671/
Ohnause670/

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