Edwen Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Edwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Edwén (3) are calculated separately.

Edwen (1,516) may also be a first name.

Edwen Last Name Facts

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

Edwen occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Edwén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edwen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Edwen is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Edwen live; 36 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 199,448th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,516 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 75 percent live, Enugu, where 13 percent live and Ogun, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edwén933/
Edween916/
Edwien912/
Edwene912/
Edwein911/
Edwn891/
Edwin8053,312/
Edwyn8020/
Eduen807/
Etwen806/
Adwen803/
Edwhn801/
Odwen801/
Eidwn801/
Edwne801/
Edben801/
Idwen801/
Edwine731,678/
Hadwen73672/
Hedwin7335/
Heduen7321/
Edwynn7315/
Edwain7312/
Edwijn7311/
Edwinn738/
Eddwin736/
Addwen735/
Edueng734/
Adween734/
Hedben732/
Geduen731/
Hedwyn731/
Jeedwn731/
Idwene731/
Edwuin731/
Edwoin731/
Adwn6710/
Hadween675/
Ettwien674/
Jdwn674/
Eddwine672/
Headwin672/
Heddwyn671/
Etwn671/
Edwinne671/

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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 Edwen
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