Fawen Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fawen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Fawen (89) may also be a first name.

Fawen Last Name Facts

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

Fawen has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fawen.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Fawen is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Fawen live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 89 people.

Fawen is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 367,378. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Gbarpolu County, where 58 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 42 percent are found. Barring Liberia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 24 percent are found and China, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faiwen911/
Faen8920/
Fajen80327/
Fayen80229/
Faven80154/
Fawin8017/
Fowen8014/
Vawen805/
Faien804/
Faenn802/
Fauen800/
Fhaen800/
Fabean73202/
Fausen73152/
Faouen73113/
Faggen7361/
Fahjen7354/
Fagien7354/
Faiten7339/
Faisen7328/
Fawine7322/
Faveng7312/
Fayten738/
Fajene736/
Favien736/
Fayend734/
Fajeng734/
Fayene733/
Fajemn732/
Feiwen732/
Favenh732/
Faysen732/
Foweng731/
Hfaien731/
Fayven731/
Vawean731/
Fahyen731/
Fawhin731/
Fayeen731/
Fauven731/
Favenc731/
Favene731/
Faihen731/
Fauehn731/
Fayent731/
Fahean730/
Fauten730/
Fahein730/
Faucen730/
Fabein730/
Fain6713,221/
Fein676,863/
Fien671,505/
Fuen67827/
Fayn67631/
Fean67610/
Foen67575/
Feen67484/
Faun67192/
Fyen67129/
Faichen6786/
Feyn6786/
Fajn6758/
Faisien6749/
Feachen6732/
Faiheng6731/
Feun6725/
Faiseng6712/
Phawene6710/
Fejn676/
Fauchen672/
Faisent672/
Féan671/
Fawinne671/
Faiseen671/
Faicenc671/
Fahheen671/
Fehwean671/
Fahveen671/
Faitten670/

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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 Fawen
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