Owss Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Owss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Owss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺱ) is found most in Mauritania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Owss reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Adrar Region, where 25 percent are found, Guidimagha Region, where 25 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 25 percent are found. Other than Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owsse892/
Ows8625/
Hows75381/
Owst75190/
Ewss7529/
Awss7519/
Obss754/
Owse753/
Owsh752/
Osfs751/
Owzs751/
Owsj751/
Ovws751/
Ofss751/
Osws751/
Ossw751/
Ossv751/
Howse677,869/
Ow677,308/
Awsse678/
Gowsz676/
Hobss673/
Howsh672/
Hossf672/
Howhs671/
Oyssf671/
Ovsss671/
Goiws671/
Gawss671/
Ahwss670/
Hawss670/
Hewss670/

Owss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Owss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻭﺱaws66.67
ﺃﻭﺱaws33.33

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Footnotes

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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 Owss
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