Chegwen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Chegwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chegwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chegwen Last Name Facts

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

Chegwen occurs more in Wales more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chegwen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Chegwen reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Chegwen is most frequently used in Wales, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,031,511. In Wales Chegwen is most numerous in: City and County of Cardiff, where 100 percent reside. Besides Wales this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheguen861,795/
Chegwin86288/
Hegwein86259/
Chegwyn86161/
Chegwem861/
Cheguhen802/
Shiegwen801/
Chigwene801/
Chekwien801/
Jegwen771/
Ceguen771/
Chengkuen751/
Cheguem71224/
Chikwen7117/
Hegwine7114/
Cheguin718/
Chiguen713/
Chequen712/
Chekuen711/
Kegweng711/
Chigwem711/
Chigben711/
Chagwin710/
Heigwin710/
Shegwin710/
Cheuquen67145/
Cheguhem6735/
Tcheguem674/
Chetkwin672/
Chetcuen671/
Chohgwin671/
Chequien670/

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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 Chegwen
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