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 occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Canwen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Canwen reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Canwen is also the 30,439th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 26,718 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia Canwen is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 83 percent reside and Margibi County, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
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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