Owren Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Owren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1981:25,9713,506
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Finland181:305,37222,464
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Owren (20) may also be a first name.

Owren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owren is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owren? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 730,373rd most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. Owren is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Owren are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Scandinavia. Owren is also the 2,446,817th most common first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 25,971. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 78 percent are found, Western Norway, where 13 percent are found and Central Norway, where 7 percent are found. Other than Norway this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Finland, where 5 percent are found.

Owren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owren has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owren surname are 29.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 82.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Owren earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning 375,651 kr per year and in United States they earn 20.62% more than the national average, earning $52,046 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howren91451/
Owrenn9134/
Howrend830/
Obren80102/
Ovren8045/
Owrin803/
Awren803/
Uwren803/
Hovren7344/
Obreen7340/
Hobren7310/
Ovrien732/
U'Wren732/
Govren731/
Hawren731/
Hewren731/
Howrin730/
Oevren730/
Obrehn730/
Awrent730/
Ovrend730/
Hawreen676/
Ovrn671/
Howring670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Owren
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