Owsnett Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Owsnett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owsnett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Scotland71:764,83125,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Owsnett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owsnett occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owsnett? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,605,694th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Owsnett are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England Owsnett is primarily found in: Tyne and Wear, where 43 percent are found, East Sussex, where 30 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 17 percent are found. Besides England Owsnett occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Owsnett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Owsnett has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Owsnett Last Name Statistics demography

Owsnett earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.66% more than the national average, earning $56,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osnet832/
Osanette801/
Owsney776/
Osenet773/
Asnett772/
Osentt770/
Ossinette7511/
Auosnetti754/
Isnetto7129/
Asnetty7111/
Asnetti718/
Whisnet715/
Isnette712/
Osenetu711/
Osenyet711/
Osoneto711/
Asnette711/
Osnieti711/
Howsner710/
Üsnet6762/
Osnat6730/
Usenette679/
Yusnetty677/
Asnet675/
Osent675/
Isnet675/
Osant674/
Ossineto674/
Osunieti674/
Whisenet674/
Yusnetti674/
Izonetti672/
Oznet672/
Ysnet671/
Osint671/
Osineuto671/
Osienete671/
Assenett671/
Essenett671/
Owosenit671/
Whisneat671/
Whisnatt671/
Whisnnet670/
Awsnge624/
Gofsne621/
Hofsnes579/

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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 Owsnett
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