Bwon Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bwon Last Name Facts

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

Bwon is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Bwon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Bwon live; 20 percent live in East Asia and 20 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The surname is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan Bwon is most numerous in: Keelung City, where 100 percent live. Other than Taiwan this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.

Bwon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bwon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bwon surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwone891/
Bwohn891/
Buon754,392/
Bwan75199/
Bwom7510/
Pwon756/
Buong671,164/
Bwane6779/
Bhwan6713/
Buone679/
Buond675/
Bhuon674/
Buont674/
Pwohn673/
Hbuon672/
Bvoun671/
Bwaan671/
Bbhon671/
Bwhan671/
Bvond671/
Buonn670/
Bwand670/

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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
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  • 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 Bwon
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