Cawthen Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Cawthen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawthen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Cawthen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cawthen is found most in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawthen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Cawthen are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

Cawthen is most common in England, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England Cawthen is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 64 percent are found, Worcestershire, where 28 percent are found and Devon, where 4 percent are found. Other than England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Cawthen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cawthen has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cawthen last name grew 227 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cavthen863/
Cawthem862/
Cawthin860/
Keawthen802/
Kawthoen801/
Zawthein801/
Cabten774/
Kawten771/
Cawtin770/
Kaewthoen752/
Keawthien751/
Kaewthuen751/
Kaewthaen751/
Kaewtien679/
Keawteun672/
Keawtean672/
Kawthion671/
Keawthem671/

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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 Cawthen
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