Biown Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
South Africa

Biown Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Biown Last Name Facts

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

Biown is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biown? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Biown are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Biown is most common in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Biown is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Biown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Biown has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Biown last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beown8011/
Byown803/
Biawin7356/
Biouin731/
Beoown731/
Beowin731/
Boojhawn624/
Beawn600/
Byabin5521/
Behawn550/
Biabin550/
Beouben5011/
Bihaben503/
Bijaben501/
Bijabin501/

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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 Biown
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