Owthwaite Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Owthwaite Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
Owthwaite Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owthwaite Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owthwaite is found most in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owthwaite? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Owthwaite is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Owthwaite live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Owthwaite is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England it is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 50 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 36 percent live and Oxfordshire, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live.
Owthwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Owthwaite has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outhwaite | 89 | 1,329 | / |
| Oathwaite | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oithwaite | 89 | 0 | / |
| Othwait | 88 | 0 | / |
| Outhewaite | 84 | 0 | / |
| Outhwait | 82 | 2 | / |
| Oathwait | 82 | 0 | / |
| Othwaitt | 82 | 0 | / |
| Outhwate | 82 | 0 | / |
| Owtwater | 82 | 0 | / |
| Aithwaite | 78 | 108 | / |
| Outhweait | 78 | 0 | / |
| Outhwhite | 78 | 0 | / |
| Authwaite | 78 | 0 | / |
| Yowathit | 71 | 67 | / |
| Othit | 71 | 4 | / |
| Whithite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awtwater | 71 | 0 | / |
| Athait | 67 | 198 | / |
| Othata | 67 | 195 | / |
| Otthit | 67 | 162 | / |
| Athate | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ithate | 67 | 10 | / |
| Othote | 67 | 10 | / |
| Outhit | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ethate | 67 | 5 | / |
| Othiti | 67 | 3 | / |
| Othete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Othade | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ethite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oathat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aothawadi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uthate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Othide | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yothawute | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Owthwaite
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