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

The last name Colwyn (Arabic: كلوين) occurs most in England. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Colwyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Colwyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Colwyn is the 2,414,640th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Colwyn are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 436,161st most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 393 people.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England Colwyn is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 30 percent live, Merseyside, where 23 percent live and Greater London, where 21 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

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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