Canwen Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Canwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
Canwen (26,718) may also be a first name.
Canwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Canwen is most common in Liberia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Canwen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Canwen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Canwen is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Canwen are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 30,439th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 26,718 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia Canwen is most common in: Montserrado County, where 83 percent are found and Margibi County, where 17 percent are found. Other than Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cianwen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Canwin | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kanwen | 83 | 6 | / |
| Camwen | 83 | 4 | / |
| Conwen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Canben | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chanwin | 77 | 25 | / |
| Kanwhen | 77 | 14 | / |
| Zhanwen | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kanwein | 77 | 7 | / |
| Quanwen | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ceinwen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kainwen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanwene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Camnuen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanhwen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahnwen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chanben | 77 | 0 | / |
| Conwent | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zanwn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchanwin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khanwend | 71 | 1 | / |
| Channuen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camnueng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choonwen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canouenne | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kanwin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Canuin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Camben | 67 | 7 | / |
| Canbin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kanuen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Conwin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanhwn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Canwen
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