Chegwyn Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Chegwyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chegwyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia791:341,71828,950
England371:1,505,89364,828
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432

Chegwyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chegwyn has its highest incidence in Australia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chegwyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Chegwyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,369,340th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. Chegwyn occurs mostly in Oceania, where 49 percent of Chegwyn reside; 49 percent reside in Australasia and 49 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 341,718. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 77 percent reside, Queensland, where 15 percent reside and South Australia, where 6 percent reside. Not including Australia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Chegwyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chegwyn has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Chegwyn surname declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chegwyn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chegwyn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $50,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chegwin86288/
Chegwen864/
Segwyn770/
Cheguen711,795/
Hegwein71259/
Hegwine7114/
Cheguin718/
Chakwyn712/
Chegwem711/
Shegwin710/
Heigwin710/
Chagwin710/
Cheguhen672/
Chetkwin672/
Chekwien671/
Chigwene671/
Chohgwin671/
Shiegwen671/

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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 Chegwyn
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