Owy Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Owy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Owy (10) may also be a first name.

Owy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owy occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owy? popularity and diffusion

Owy is the 6,360,413th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Owy are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand Owy is most common in: Surat Thani Province, where 25 percent reside and Udon Thani Province, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Thailand it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oway86332/
Owey8622/
Owuy8620/
Owiy868/
Gowy868/
Howy864/
Owwy863/
Owhy863/
Ojwy862/
Owyi862/
Owoy862/
Oewy861/
Oowy861/
Oywy861/
Owyp861/
Howey755,026/
Howay751,736/
Oweye75232/
Hohwy7543/
Howyo755/
Owoey754/
Ouway753/
Howiy751/
Oswoy751/
O'Way751/
Owahy751/
Owyhp751/
Owaay751/
Oowey751/
Hoewy751/
Howys751/
Owayz751/
Owe672,145/
Ovy671,318/
Owi671,194/
Oby67871/
Ewy67755/
Awy67482/
Oiwaya67250/
Owauyi679/
Uwy677/
Owoeyi675/
Ooweye675/
Howiey675/
Owj674/
Owueyi673/
Gouwey673/
Owoaya672/
Howoyd671/
Houway671/
Howoey671/
Hhoway671/
Owayss671/
Howeye670/

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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 Owy
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