von Ow Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
von Ow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 261 | 1:31,467 | 4,692 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von How | 92 | 1 | / |
| Von-Ow | 83 | 2 | / |
| von Euw | 77 | 751 | / |
| von Hof | 77 | 53 | / |
| von Auw | 77 | 23 | / |
| von Awe | 77 | 2 | / |
| van How | 77 | 0 | / |
| von Hoff | 71 | 256 | / |
| van Howe | 71 | 58 | / |
| von Hofe | 71 | 48 | / |
| van Houw | 71 | 11 | / |
| van Gouw | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Hopf | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Hawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Houwe | 67 | 66 | / |
| von Hoffe | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Hof | 62 | 544 | / |
| Von-Euw | 62 | 5 | / |
| Von-Hof | 62 | 2 | / |
| van Haw | 62 | 1 | / |
| van Auw | 62 | 0 | / |
| van Hoof | 57 | 11,977 | / |
| van Hoff | 57 | 726 | / |
| van Hoef | 57 | 516 | / |
| von Hafe | 57 | 167 | / |
| van Hauw | 57 | 40 | / |
| Von-Hofe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Van-Howe | 57 | 1 | / |
| van Hooff | 53 | 1,848 | / |
| van Hooft | 53 | 1,071 | / |
| von Hauff | 53 | 57 | / |
| van Hoffe | 53 | 38 | / |
| van Hoffs | 53 | 12 | / |
| von Hauffe | 50 | 1 | / |
| van Hoofft | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 von Ow
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