Owns Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Owns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:288,61323,092

Owns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owns is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Owns.

How Common Is The Last Name Owns? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owns is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Owns reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States Owns is most common in: Texas, where 39 percent reside, Arizona, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Owns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Owns last name decreased 68 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Owns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Owns last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Owns earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $49,416 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owens89265,822/
Owins8951/
Oewns896/
Howns892/
Oowns891/
Ownns891/
Oiwns890/
Ownss890/
Ohwns890/
Uowns890/
Ouwens801,195/
Howens8061/
Howins804/
Owenss804/
Oweens802/
Owenns802/
Houwns801/
Oowens801/
Oiwens801/
Oowins800/
Hoowns800/
Owiens800/
Owwens800/
Ewns754/
Ownz751/
Gouwens73503/
D'Owens733/
Houwens732/
Howenns731/
Ewens672,727/
Ewins671,363/
Uwins67257/
Obens6799/
Owenz6711/
Obins679/
Gawns675/
Eewns674/
Hawns672/
Awnse671/
Oweñs671/

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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 Owns
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