Cwen Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Cwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland771:493,62048,553
France241:2,767,613196,808
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Cweń (1) are calculated separately.

Cwen (13) may also be a first name.

Cwen Last Name Facts

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

Cwen is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Cweń. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cwen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cwen is the 1,785,358th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. Cwen occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Cwen live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Cwen is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The surname Cwen is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 493,620. Excluding Poland this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Cwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cwen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cwen last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cweń921/
Chwen8929/
Cwenk8914/
Cwhen893/
Cwenn891/
Cwean891/
Cwene891/
Cwn862/
Ckwene801/
Cuen754,761/
Kwen751,410/
Gwen75259/
Zwen75158/
Qwen7527/
Chwn7515/
Cwin754/
Ncwn751/
Ccwn751/
Kcwn751/
Cqwn751/
Cwnh751/
Cwnd751/
Dchwenk731/
Chuen673,682/
Kwene67969/
Qween67344/
Zween67229/
Gwien67114/
Chwin6795/
Gween6772/
Kwein6760/
Gwenn6745/
Zwehn6737/
Cuhen6736/
Kween6729/
Zwuen6727/
Cueng6724/
Cuenc6723/
Gwehn6718/
Tswen6715/
Cwinn6713/
Kwien6713/
Gweun6712/
Qwene6711/
Zwien679/
Kwuen677/
Kweun676/
Cwine676/
Cuent675/
Cuend674/
Chben674/
Quwen673/
Cwink673/
Kwoen673/
Csuen672/
Dzwen672/
Kgwen672/
Cuehn672/
Chhwn671/
Cuenn671/
Qwein671/
Couen671/
Cwyna671/
Chwne671/
Cwain671/
Gwaen671/
Qwent671/
Khwen671/
Kwean671/
Chwwn671/
Kwehn670/
Qwean670/

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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 Cwen
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