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

The surname Owre occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Öwre. For other potential spellings of Owre click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owre? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,573,888th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Owre are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Owre is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name globally, held by 16 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States it is most numerous in: Oregon, where 31 percent are found, California, where 23 percent are found and Washington, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Owre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Owre has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 9,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Owre surname are 24.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.27% registered to vote for the 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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