Arwyn Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Arwyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arwyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Arwyn (960) may also be a first name.

Arwyn Last Name Facts

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

Arwyn is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arwyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arwyn is the 6,360,413th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Arwyn are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 260,392nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 960 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Arwyn is most common in: Greater London, where 67 percent reside and Shropshire, where 33 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Wales, where 22 percent reside.

Arwyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Arwyn has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Arwyn last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harwyn915/
Arwn891/
Harwyne8314/
Harwn802,552/
Arwin801,168/
Arwen8093/
Arbyn8068/
Arwén806/
Arhwn803/
Asrwn801/
Arzwn801/
Aarwn801/
Harwayne7747/
Earwayne771/
Harwin73871/
Arwine73399/
Earwin7317/
Arwein737/
Harbyn737/
Arween737/
Arwain731/
Garrwn731/
Arwoin731/
Harwen731/
Harwnh731/
Hasrwn731/
Harrwn731/
Arwien730/
Ahrwin730/
Arbn6754/
Orwn6715/
Harween6711/
Harwine672/
Airewen671/
Arvn671/
Aarween671/
Ayrwend670/
Earwine670/

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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 Arwyn
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