Øwre Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Øwre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Øwre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2861:17,9802,245
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

The alternate forms: Wre (102) are calculated separately.

Øwre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Øwre is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Wre. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Øwre? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 919,444th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Øwre live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 17,980. In Norway Øwre is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 47 percent live, Central Norway, where 27 percent live and Northern Norway, where 18 percent live. Beside Norway this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Øwre Last Name Statistics demography

Øwre earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.99% less than the national average, earning 301,135 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wre95102/
Were7558,438/
Wreh753,983/
Wire753,106/
Wyre75987/
Wree75254/
Wrey75176/
Øvre75167/
Wäre7555/
Wrea7515/
Wrie757/
Wrhe754/
Wråe752/
Wrge752/
Wrre752/
Whre752/
Wrée751/
Wreu751/
Hwre751/
Wrei751/
Wrez751/
Wrje751/
Wwre751/
Wr677,005/
Weere676,221/
Weare671,983/
Werre671,045/
Hwere67943/
Waire67688/
Weire67125/
Wayre6786/
Wredt6767/
Whire6759/
Wæhre6753/
Wredh6748/
Wress6744/
Where6741/
Wärre6726/
Hwire6725/
Børre6723/
Weyre6715/
Woire6711/
Wrecz679/
Wrech679/
Whyre677/
Wreeh674/
Vørre674/
Wuire673/
Werhe673/
Wrieh673/
Wehre672/
We're672/
Whreh672/
Wrehr671/
Wihre671/
Wærge671/
Wrret671/
Wredd671/
Wwreh671/
Whree671/
Wrejh671/
Wretz671/
Wejre671/
Wirre671/
Wrets670/
Wreds670/

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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 Øwre
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