Ows Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Ows Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Öws (3) are calculated separately.

Ows (19) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öws893/
Hows86381/
Owst86190/
Owss865/
Owse863/
Owsh862/
Owzs861/
Owsj861/
Ovws861/
Owsc861/
Osws861/
Howse757,869/
Gowsz756/
Owsse752/
Howsh752/
Goiws751/
Owszj751/
Howhs751/
Aws67384/
Obs67174/
Ews6729/
Uws6714/
Owz6711/
Ofs679/
Owx676/
Ovs675/
Howshp671/

Ows Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ows in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻭﺱaws-

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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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  • 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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