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 can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owrey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owrey is the 1,038,570th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Owrey are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 1,503,979. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.

Owrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Owrey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Owrey last name expanded 669 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Owrey surname are 40.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.79% being registered to vote for the 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
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