Dawen Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dawen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1261:1,405,89554,600
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China21:683,660,78330,601
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Dawen (1,842) may also be a first name.

Dawen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dawen is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,001,271st most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Dawen are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dawen is also the 177,697th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 1,842 people.

The last name Dawen is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 1,405,895. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 77 percent live, Benue, where 17 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Dawen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dawen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dawen last name declined 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dauwen91345/
Dawene9184/
Daween9117/
Daiwen9117/
Deawen911/
Daawen911/
Dahwen911/
Dawhen910/
Dawean910/
Daen893,876/
Daweten833/
Dhawean831/
Dawgeen831/
Daweang831/
Dawhene831/
Dowen801,143/
Dayen801,134/
Daven80850/
Dawin80800/
Dajen80279/
Dhaen80175/
Dauen80124/
Daien80111/
Dawem8012/
Dawyn801/
Daisen7396,401/
Dausen73501/
D'Haen73382/
Deaven73247/
Dauven73226/
Dewein73215/
Douwen73208/
Dauten73183/
Davein73141/
Davene7391/
Daiten7387/
Dowhen7370/
Dayeng7362/
Daiven7354/
Deasen7339/
Davean7339/
Daucen7333/
Dayeen7319/
Dewhen7315/
Daywin7312/
Dawain7312/
Daieng7311/
Dayene7310/
Dewean738/
Deaten737/
Davien737/
Dawine737/
Dawoin736/
Davøen735/
Dawyne734/
Daveen734/
Daiwin734/
Dhaven733/
Dowgen733/
Daveun733/
Dowein733/
Dabean733/
Daggen732/
Dahgen732/
Daihen732/
Dhayen732/
Duowen732/
D'Owen732/
Dayien732/
Dayhen731/
Daeven731/
Dauend731/
Daueng731/
Daveng731/
Davent731/
Davgen731/
Dawgin731/
Dawhin731/
Dowien731/
Daysen731/
Dowean731/
Dauyen731/
Dowene731/
Dauwin731/
Daiene731/
Daevin731/
Dabein731/
Dayend731/
Dahyen730/
Dayten730/
Deacen730/
Deen67355,223/
Dean67256,722/
Dien6713,335/
Dain675,222/
Daun674,412/
Dein672,892/
Davesne67979/
Davenne67798/
Dausend67517/
Doen67485/
Dagienė67396/
Duen67373/
Daichen67268/
Deyn67244/
Deun67202/
Dyen67199/
Deachen67132/
Dayn67115/
Daussen6753/
Daveine6749/
Daiceng6745/
Dausien6742/
Dowetin6724/
Dehwein6724/
Daivejn6723/
Daveyne6719/
Dauvent6718/
Daveant6712/
Davisen6710/
Dawayne678/
Dejn678/
Deán678/
Daychen677/
Déan676/
Dehwhen675/
Daisien674/
Dhausen673/
Dahaven673/
Dajn673/
Davegne672/
Daajene671/
Daheene671/
Daveane671/
Dawaine671/
Doewhen671/
Dayenne671/
Daheing671/
Daicent671/
Doweing671/
Dowenne671/
Deewean671/
Dahbhen670/
Deavean670/

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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 Dawen
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