Alwin Surname

199,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Alwin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aylwin'; v. Aylen.

Richard Alewyn, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Alewyn (without surname), Norfolk, 1273.

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Alwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:549,18045,430
Indonesia5041:262,39923,779
Poland2741:138,71820,079
India1571:4,885,767123,562
Papua New Guinea1391:58,6607,509
England611:913,41146,955
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Solomon Islands321:18,1263,487
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Australia281:964,13257,058
Sweden271:364,69525,646
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Alwin (38,133) may also be a first name.

Alwin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aylwin'; v. Aylen.

Richard Alewyn, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Alewyn (without surname), Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alwyne Tyche, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert Aylwvne, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Emma Aylwine, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Reginald Ailwyne, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Richard Aylweyn, rector of Dicklisburgh, Norfolk, 1394: History of Norfolk.

1666. Thomas Aylwyn and Mary Hunt: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1769. Married — William Aylwin and Mary Wright: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Aylwin

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Alwinus, Alwin, and other forms occur in Domesday as personal names.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) All—winning or victorious, the v and w being interchangeable.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The ancient name of Aylwin, or Eylwin, as it was at times written in the middle ages, occurs in Domesday as a personal name, and was represented as a family name six centuries ago in Kent, Oxfordshire, Hunts, and Cambridgeshire (H. R.). It has long been known in Sussex. In 1474 Henry Aylwin held Chilgrove Manor from the Crown. The West Sussex family of the name has been at home in the parish of Treyford since the latter part of the 16th century: in 1535 John Aylwin held the property of Canons in West Dean (D.). John Aylwin was mayor of Chichester in 1654 (H. C.), and the name is still in the town.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Alwin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alwin (Hindi: आलविन, Marathi: अलिवन, Oriya: ଅଲୱିନ୍) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alwin.

How Common Is The Last Name Alwin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 199,660th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,483,531 people. The last name Alwin occurs mostly in Asia, where 34 percent of Alwin are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Alwin is also the 23,119th most frequent first name globally, borne by 38,133 people.

Alwin is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 660 people, or 1 in 549,180. In The United States Alwin is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 21 percent reside, Minnesota, where 14 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States Alwin exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Poland, where 13 percent reside.

Alwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alwin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alwin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Alwin surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Alwin surname are 27.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Alwin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.36% less than the national average, earning 275,623 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.88% less than the national average, earning R 50,184 per year; in United States they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $44,999 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.25% more than the national average, earning $55,271 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alwine911,443/
Aylwin911,325/
Allwin91237/
Alwain91204/
Ahlwin918/
Halwin916/
Aulwin913/
Alwein912/
Alwien911/
Aalwin911/
Ailwin910/
Alwn897/
Allwein83595/
Allwine83430/
Allwinn8315/
Allwien835/
Alhwain833/
Halwein832/
Aylwink831/
Allwing830/
Hailwin830/
Albin8014,813/
Elwin801,924/
Alwyn80660/
Olwin80175/
Alwen8076/
Aluin8046/
Alwén8044/
Alwim808/
Ahlwn804/
Allwn802/
Alwne802/
Alwnd801/
Aalwn801/
D'Alwein779/
Alluin73496/
Halbin73285/
Albihn73249/
Ahlvin73219/
Helwin73151/
Olwine73112/
Allwyn73103/
Alweyn7355/
Alhbin7348/
Holwin7315/
Allbin7315/
Alwayn7314/
Ellwin7312/
Ölwing7310/
Aylwen735/
Elwuin734/
Allwen734/
Haluin734/
Galuin733/
Elwien733/
Eilwin732/
Aalbin732/
Halwyn732/
Ailwyn732/
Aluing732/
Aalwyn731/
Aylwyn731/
Alwaen731/
Aulbin731/
Alwene731/
Aluhin731/
Alwenh731/
Alwynn731/
Olwein730/
Ailwne730/
Ehlwin730/
Alwyne730/
Halluin671,382/
Ohlwein67435/
Holwijn67180/
Holwein6795/
Ohlwine6735/
Agliwen6715/
Galuhin677/
Alweenh675/
Hollwin672/
Allwynn672/
Ellwien672/
Elwn671/
Alwayne671/
Albn671/
Galiuin671/
Goolwin671/
Galluin671/
Allwene671/
Ohlwain670/

Alwin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alwin in the Oriya language
ଅଲୱିନ୍alawin-
Alwin in the Hindi language
आलविनalavina50
एलविनelavina12.5
आल्विनalvina12.5
ऐल्विनailvina12.5
ऐलमिनailamina12.5
Alwin in the Marathi language
अलिवनalivana47.37
अलवीनalavina26.32
आलवीनalavina10.53
आलीवनalivana5.26
आलिवनalivana5.26
अॅलिवनaelivana5.26

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