Awen Surname

343,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Awen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6321:280,28915,837
Indonesia2011:657,95651,506
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Mauritania171:240,87411,443
England131:4,286,005132,302
China101:136,732,1577,199
France101:6,642,272293,169
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Awen (2,624) may also be a first name.

Awen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﻭﻥ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 343,320th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,823,545 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Awen live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awen is also the 143,424th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 2,624 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 632 people, or 1 in 280,289. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 67 percent are found, Cross River, where 12 percent are found and Ekiti, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Awen occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Awen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Awen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Awen Last Name Statistics demography

Awen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awene891,756/
Awhen89575/
Ahwen89216/
Auwen89104/
Hawen8949/
Aiwen8940/
Awean8919/
Aween8915/
Awien8911/
Awein891/
Awenh891/
Awehn891/
Aywen891/
Aen862,311/
Gawehn80372/
Awisen8076/
Awetin8031/
Hauwen8030/
Ahweng8027/
Aweine8013/
Haiwen8010/
Hawgen803/
Heawen802/
Hawien801/
Haweng801/
Auwein801/
Awenne801/
Aawhen801/
Owen75203,153/
Ayen7513,981/
Aven753,518/
Awin751,091/
Auen751,028/
Gaen75632/
Aenh75627/
Ajen75352/
Aien75234/
Awem7512/
Awjn753/
Awyn752/
Awichen73120/
Awiseng736/
Haweing733/
Aweting731/
Gahwehn731/
Achwene731/
Eawesin731/
Asweane731/
Awwiten731/
Aweysen731/
Gayen67196,830/
Ayten678,730/
Haven677,210/
Avent674,443/
Ayene674,111/
Auten673,651/
Gaven673,468/
Hayen672,729/
Ayeng672,018/
Awine671,636/
Aiene671,053/
Howen67847/
Haehn67622/
Aggen67513/
Ausen67504/
Aisen67410/
Aysen67395/
Ahven67239/
Hawin67216/
Easen67212/
Aiven67200/
Gauen67191/
Eiwen67159/
Abean67147/
Hajen67135/
Hauen67126/
Awain67118/
Awhin67117/
Gaien67111/
Abein67111/
Owene67106/
Aienh67103/
Avene6798/
Auene6772/
Aiten6770/
Hawyn6763/
Eaten6762/
Aiend6758/
Ahyen6757/
Aycen6756/
Gajen6751/
Ewean6751/
Avgen6746/
Haien6734/
Ayeen6728/
Ewein6728/
Owhen6725/
Owean6725/
Aicen6724/
Ewhen6724/
Aieng6724/
Avend6720/
Aveng6718/
Owenn6717/
Atven6717/
Ajien6716/
Außen6716/
Aveen6713/
Ayend6712/
Owien6712/
Ajeen6711/
Ayien6711/
Auwin6711/
Ouwen6711/
Aiwin6711/
Hawén6710/
Avien6710/
Auyen679/
Aiien678/
Gaehn678/
Owein678/
Owehn677/
Awuin677/
Aawin676/
Ayenn675/
Auent674/
Aieen674/
Aucen674/
Eaven673/
Ahein673/
Oween673/
Avean673/
Aweem673/
Aouen673/
Awoin672/
Awinn672/
Oowen672/
Owesn672/
Aeven672/
Awemh672/
Avhen672/
Ohwen671/
Hawesent671/
Aweeting671/
Avenh671/
Avenn671/
Ayenh671/
Aißen671/
Abenh671/
Asven671/
Avein671/
Awesseng671/
Hawem671/
Abejn671/
Haweisen670/
Auven670/
Abhen670/
Auenk670/
Eawin670/
Aihen670/
Eacen670/

Awen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺎﻭﻥawn-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awen
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