Owrey Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Owrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Owrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owrey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Owrey.

How Common Is The Last Name Owrey? popularity and diffusion

Owrey is the 1,038,570th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Owrey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Owrey live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 1,503,979. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

Owrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Owrey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 669 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Owrey are 40.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.79% registered to vote for the political party.

Owrey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.15% less than the national average, earning $38,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howrey91453/
Owre89130/
Owry8912/
Howry80826/
Obrey80579/
Awrey80285/
Owhre805/
Howre804/
Owray802/
Owrie802/
Oewre802/
Owryh801/
Ewrey800/
Ovrey800/
Owred800/
Gowrea73157/
Howrie73122/
Hawrey7341/
Gowray7319/
Howray7315/
Oubrey733/
Howred731/
Howrei731/
Hobrey731/
Ojwrer731/
Hovrey730/
Obry671,808/
Obre671,273/
Howroyd67469/
Gowreea67232/
Ewry67203/
Ovre67187/
Awre6755/
Uwre6728/
Owra6714/
Ewre6710/
Öwre6710/
Gowrayi679/
Gowreah678/
Owri678/
Gowhree675/
Howroyo674/
Awry672/
Ovry671/
Uwry671/
Howrayd670/

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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 Owrey
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis