Owyang Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Owyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5281:686,47554,517
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Owyang Last Name Facts

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

Owyang occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Owyang.

How Common Is The Last Name Owyang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 575,362nd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,322,753 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Owyang live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Owyang is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 528 people, or 1 in 686,475. In The United States Owyang is most frequent in: California, where 91 percent reside, Michigan, where 2 percent reside and Washington, where 1 percent reside. Excluding The United States Owyang is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.

Owyang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Owyang are 43.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Owyang earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.08% more than the national average, earning $51,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.64% more than the national average, earning $75,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouwyang921/
Oweyang921/
Owyong83625/
Awyang834/
Obyang833/
Howiang7732/
Auwyang775/
Hobyang771/
Obiang6745,949/
Awyong67328/
Abyang67107/
Ewiang674/
Awiang672/

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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 Owyang
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