Alwin Forename
23,119th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 38,133 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Dominica
Alwin Forename Definition:
A male name. both Old English Æthelwine, from æthel ‘noble’, wine ‘friend’, and Old English Ælfwine from Ælf ‘elf', wine ‘friend’, could give a gallicized Alwin or Aylwin. The name survived the Norman Conquest and has never been altogether disused, though not common since the 12th C.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 100% | 14,636 | 1:6,605 | 577 |
| Philippines | 99% | 6,305 | 1:16,814 | 1,883 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 4,383 | 1:58,856 | 7,216 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 3,077 | 1:5,493 | 818 |
| India | 100% | 2,152 | 1:564,534 | 43,786 |
| United States | 100% | 1,134 | 1:319,698 | 9,778 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 991 | 1:31,092 | 3,837 |
| South Africa | 98% | 625 | 1:87,252 | 7,427 |
| Austria | 100% | 474 | 1:17,962 | 856 |
| Suriname | 100% | 378 | 1:1,462 | 325 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93% | 338 | 1:24,119 | 2,390 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 297 | 1:27,655 | 1,661 |
| Brazil | 100% | 288 | 1:743,876 | 21,455 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 269 | 1:113,197 | 7,697 |
| Canada | 100% | 205 | 1:161,626 | 6,720 |
| England | 99% | 187 | 1:297,342 | 7,550 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 180 | 1:167,788 | 6,499 |
| Kuwait | - | 152 | 1:24,903 | 2,523 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 133 | 1:4,368 | 581 |
| Zimbabwe | 95% | 132 | 1:116,847 | 8,150 |
| Jamaica | - | 131 | 1:22,009 | 1,749 |
| Malawi | 60% | 127 | 1:134,743 | 6,567 |
| Guyana | 100% | 114 | 1:6,695 | 1,132 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 99 | 1:73,099 | 2,200 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 97 | 1:73,732 | 6,361 |
| Belgium | 100% | 91 | 1:126,264 | 3,881 |
| Bahrain | - | 74 | 1:18,225 | 2,605 |
| Barbados | - | 69 | 1:4,200 | 692 |
| Dominica | - | 66 | 1:1,144 | 221 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 63 | 1:21,610 | 2,489 |
| New Zealand | - | 58 | 1:78,208 | 3,650 |
| China | - | 53 | 1:25,774,637 | 60,738 |
| Honduras | 100% | 47 | 1:187,606 | 4,536 |
| Mexico | 100% | 43 | 1:2,887,080 | 14,650 |
| Peru | 100% | 43 | 1:739,336 | 11,283 |
| Singapore | 100% | 40 | 1:157,176 | 8,073 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 37 | 1:281,926 | 10,232 |
| Australia | - | 36 | 1:379,378 | 6,878 |
| Colombia | 100% | 31 | 1:1,541,256 | 14,557 |
| Thailand | 100% | 29 | 1:2,416,063 | 61,991 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 27 | 1:7,198,433 | 59,826 |
| Hong Kong | - | 25 | 1:310,109 | 3,689 |
| Chile | 100% | 23 | 1:765,531 | 7,771 |
| Oman | - | 23 | 1:178,638 | 3,191 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| France | 100% | 19 | 1:3,498,439 | 16,478 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 19 | 1:5,873 | 978 |
| Aruba | - | 17 | 1:6,105 | 1,121 |
| Kenya | 100% | 17 | 1:2,723,948 | 21,409 |
| Grenada | 100% | 16 | 1:6,758 | 1,006 |
| Nigeria | 75% | 14 | 1:12,683,169 | 134,057 |
| Ireland | 83% | 13 | 1:357,194 | 5,120 |
| Curaçao | - | 13 | 1:11,985 | 645 |
| Denmark | - | 13 | 1:434,577 | 7,147 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 13 | 1:2,912 | 381 |
| Panama | 100% | 11 | 1:355,142 | 11,047 |
| Sweden | 100% | 11 | 1:896,173 | 18,593 |
| Norway | 100% | 10 | 1:513,233 | 9,206 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 10 | 1:17,782 | 1,938 |
| Zambia | - | 7 | 1:2,264,971 | 21,963 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:5,208 | 987 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 6 | 1:794,658 | 9,692 |
| El Salvador | - | 6 | 1:1,056,964 | 6,645 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 6 | 1:591,717 | 4,217 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 5 | 1:3,221,686 | 6,935 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 5 | 1:112,810 | 2,667 |
| Argentina | 100% | 4 | 1:10,693,311 | 19,797 |
| Bolivia | - | 4 | 1:2,650,351 | 4,903 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Italy | 87% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 3 | 1:17,077 | 2,297 |
| Mauritius | - | 3 | 1:432,595 | 7,262 |
| Nicaragua | - | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Russia | - | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Brunei | - | 2 | 1:209,785 | 2,478 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Hungary | - | 2 | 1:4,895,886 | 4,852 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Uganda | - | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Liberia | - | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
Alwin (2,092) may also be a surname.
Alwin Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. both Old English Æthelwine, from æthel ‘noble’, wine ‘friend’, and Old English Ælfwine from Ælf ‘elf', wine ‘friend’, could give a gallicized Alwin or Aylwin. The name survived the Norman Conquest and has never been altogether disused, though not common since the 12th C. It gave rise to the surnames Alwin, Aylwin, Elwin, and others.
Adeluin, Ailuin, Æluuin, ÆEluin, Aluuine, Aluuin Domesday Book 1086. Ailwin, Ailwinus, Alwin, Alwinus Curia Regis Rolls 1189-1213. Alewyn, Alwyne Hundred Rolls 1273.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Alwin Forename Popularity
Alwin Demographics
Average Male Alwin Height
174.56 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 59 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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