von Ow Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

von Ow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Ow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2611:31,4674,692
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

von Ow Last Name Facts

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

von Ow is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name von Ow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 961,438th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of von Ow live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Switzerland, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 31,467. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Zürich, where 37 percent reside, Canton of Schaffhausen, where 27 percent reside and Canton of Graubünden, where 11 percent reside. Barring Switzerland this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von How921/
Von-Ow832/
von Euw77751/
von Hof7753/
von Auw7723/
von Awe772/
van How770/
von Hoff71256/
van Howe7158/
von Hofe7148/
van Houw7111/
van Gouw711/
von Hopf711/
von Hawe711/
van Houwe6766/
von Hoffe670/
van Hof62544/
Von-Euw625/
Von-Hof622/
van Haw621/
van Auw620/
van Hoof5711,977/
van Hoff57726/
van Hoef57516/
von Hafe57167/
van Hauw5740/
Von-Hofe571/
Van-Howe571/
van Hooff531,848/
van Hooft531,071/
von Hauff5357/
van Hoffe5338/
van Hoffs5312/
von Hauffe501/
van Hoofft501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to von Ow
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