Owén Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Owén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
The alternate forms: Owen (203,153) & Owën (1) are calculated separately.
Owén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owén occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Owen or Owën. Click here for further potential spellings of Owén.
How Common Is The Last Name Owén? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,718,172nd most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Owén are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Owén is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 200,954. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Jämtland County, where 59 percent are found, Gävleborg County, where 12 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen | 92 | 203,153 | / |
| Owën | 92 | 1 | / |
| Own | 86 | 7,224 | / |
| Owin | 75 | 532 | / |
| Owne | 75 | 108 | / |
| Ovén | 75 | 28 | / |
| Hown | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ojén | 75 | 16 | / |
| Ouwn | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ownc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Obén | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ohwn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oiwn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oywn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oewn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ownn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Howen | 67 | 847 | / |
| Owene | 67 | 106 | / |
| Owain | 67 | 67 | / |
| Hovén | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ohwin | 67 | 28 | / |
| Owhin | 67 | 27 | / |
| Owean | 67 | 25 | / |
| Owhen | 67 | 25 | / |
| Owenn | 67 | 17 | / |
| Owien | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ouwen | 67 | 11 | / |
| Owine | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hawén | 67 | 10 | / |
| Owein | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owehn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Govén | 67 | 6 | / |
| Howin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oewin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goyén | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoswn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oween | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owuen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oowen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owesn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owwen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ownne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owinn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owìnø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gownn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oewyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owjnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howne | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoown | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owén
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