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 surname Owsnett occurs most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owsnett? popularity and diffusion

Owsnett is the 2,605,694th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Owsnett is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Owsnett reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England it is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 43 percent are found, East Sussex, where 30 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Owsnett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owsnett has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Owsnett 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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