Owry Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Owry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Owry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owry is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owry? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Owry reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is most numerous in: Assam, where 100 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Owry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Owry last name decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howry89826/
Owrey89242/
Owray892/
Owryh891/
Howrey80453/
Gowray8019/
Howray8015/
Obry751,808/
Ewry75203/
Owre75130/
Owra7514/
Owri758/
Awry752/
Ovry751/
Uwry751/
Howroyd73469/
Howrayd730/
Ouvry67788/
Obray67636/
Obrey67579/
Awrey67285/
Oubry6777/
Obroy6753/
Hobry6744/
Hovry6741/
Owrid6734/
Hawry6716/
Govry6712/
Ovray6712/
Obryi675/
Owhre675/
Howre674/
Owrri672/
Howra672/
O'Bry672/
Howri672/
Oewre672/
Hewry672/
Owrie672/
Owris671/
Ouwra671/
Awray671/
Ewroy670/
Ewrey670/
Ovrey670/
Owred670/

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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 Owry
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