Ows Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Ows Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
The alternate forms: Öws (3) are calculated separately.
Ows (19) may also be a first name.
Ows Demographics
Average Ows Salary in
Canada
$54,376 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Ows Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ows Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ows (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺱ) is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Öws. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ows? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Ows occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Ows reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ows is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 19 people.
This surname is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,684,559. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 28 percent reside and Egypt, where 16 percent reside.
Ows Last Name Statistics demography
Ows earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $54,376 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ows Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ows in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺱ | aws | - |
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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 Ows
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