Colwyn Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Colwyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colwyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:1,185,49155,443
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Colwyn (393) may also be a first name.

Colwyn Last Name Facts

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

Colwyn (Arabic: كلوين) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Colwyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Colwyn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Colwyn reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 436,161st most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 393 people.

Colwyn is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England Colwyn is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 30 percent are found, Merseyside, where 23 percent are found and Greater London, where 21 percent are found. Apart from England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Colwyn Last Name Statistics demography

Colwyn earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.18% more than the national average, earning $76,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colwn914/
Colwin8388/
Colbyn8327/
Colwen831/
Koelwyn777/
Cholwin772/
Kollwyn771/
Colwine770/
Colbn732/
Colvn731/
Kolbyn67164/
Colbin6794/
Calwin6713/
Coluin6711/
Colben679/
Kolwin675/
Kolwen672/
Coluen671/
Culwen670/

Colwyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Colwyn in the Arabic language
كلوينklwyn-

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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 Colwyn
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