Owre Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Owre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Öwre (10) are calculated separately.

Owre (16) may also be a first name.

Owre Last Name Facts

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

Owre occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Öwre. Click here for other possible spellings of Owre.

How Common Is The Last Name Owre? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,573,888th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Owre reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States Owre is most frequent in: Oregon, where 31 percent reside, California, where 23 percent reside and Washington, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Owre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Owre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Owre surname grew 9,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Owre are 24.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Owre earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 40.21% less than the national average, earning 206,912 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $38,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning $51,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öwre9210/
Owere8911,090/
Owire89725/
Owrey89242/
Owhre895/
Howre894/
Owrie892/
Oewre892/
Owred890/
Owr863/
Howrey80453/
Owhere80326/
Gowrea80157/
Howrie80122/
Owerre80115/
Oweere80104/
Owoire802/
Howere802/
Howred801/
Howrei801/
Ouwere801/
Owuire801/
Ojwrer801/
Oowere801/
Obre751,273/
Ower75617/
Ovre75187/
Owir7561/
Awre7555/
Uwre7528/
Owra7514/
Owry7512/
Ewre7510/
Owri758/
Howr753/
Owhr751/
Owrr751/
Owyr751/
Oywr751/
Gowreea73232/
Gowreah738/
Gowhree735/
Owherhe733/
Owhoire731/
Hower674,834/
Awere674,065/
Oubre672,800/
Howry67826/
Oywer67612/
Obrey67579/
Awrey67285/
Awire67209/
Ovire67188/
Overe67186/
Ehwre67137/
Ewhre67118/
Obree67101/
Ouvre6770/
Hawre6768/
Șovre6747/
Hovre6738/
Owrid6734/
Hobre6722/
Ojwer6721/
Govre6716/
Ouwer6715/
Owahaire6712/
Ovreh6711/
Awres676/
Owier676/
Owair675/
Obrea675/
Awret675/
Howir674/
Howra672/
Owray672/
O'Bre672/
Owrri672/
Owher672/
Owear672/
Howri672/
Owris671/
Oibre671/
Aawre671/
Auwre671/
Owuer671/
Ewrei671/
Ovree671/
Owaheire671/
Ouwra671/
Oweir671/
Obrei671/
Awrei671/
Awrez671/
Ewrhe671/
Owert671/
Owryh671/
Ovrey670/
Ovred670/
Howrh670/
Ewrey670/
Owger670/

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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 Owre
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