Owyer Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Panama

Owyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England91:6,190,895170,599
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Owyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owyer is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Owyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owyer is the 3,665,662nd most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Owyer live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Owyer is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 44 percent are found, Illinois, where 6 percent are found and Iowa, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found and Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

Owyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Owyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Owyer surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owyer surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Owyer earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.53% less than the national average, earning $28,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oowyer911/
Gowyer910/
Oswyer910/
Howyer910/
D'Owyer831/
Owieyer830/
Ewyer808/
Owier806/
Obyer801/
Awyer801/
Owger800/
Hohweyer7778/
Hawyer7320/
O'Wier731/
Gawyer731/
Howier730/
Hovyer730/
Govyer730/
Oweijer671/
Howgier670/

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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 Owyer
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