Dwen Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
England461:1,211,26256,182
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Dwen (286) may also be a first name.

Dwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dwen occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwen? popularity and diffusion

Dwen is the 1,155,901st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 45 percent of Dwen live; 43 percent live in Australasia and 43 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Dwen is also the 523,065th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 286 people.

This last name is most common in New Zealand, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 52,655. In New Zealand Dwen is mostly found in: Auckland Region, where 62 percent live, Wellington Region, where 20 percent live and Bay of Plenty Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding New Zealand it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Dwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dwen has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dwen surname increased 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 13 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dwen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

Dwen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 62.82% less than the national average, earning $16,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwenh8911/
Dwean894/
Dween892/
Dwene892/
Dwehn891/
Dwhen891/
Dwent890/
Dwn8612/
Dwem75390/
Duen75373/
Dhwn75371/
Dwin75265/
Twen7512/
Dwne752/
Dwnt752/
Dben752/
Dwyn751/
Dwwn751/
Dwnk751/
Dtwn751/
Dwhn751/
Dwnn751/
Dwuentt732/
D'Wentt732/
Tween67445/
Duenk67399/
Duehn67107/
Dwine6769/
Twoen6763/
Douen6749/
Dueng6745/
Dwain6725/
Duenn6717/
D'wuentt6713/
Dwyne6712/
Dwnne676/
Dwuem676/
Dwimn675/
Duent675/
Duend674/
Dhwne672/
Dwynn672/
Dweem672/
Tdwne671/
Dwinn671/
Dbeen671/
Thwen671/
Dwayn671/
Gywen671/
Dwwem671/
Dwnzs671/
Twenk670/

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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 Dwen
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