Giwen Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Giwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Giwen (2,204) may also be a first name.
Giwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Giwen is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giwen? popularity and diffusion
Giwen is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Giwen live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Giwen is also the 159,372nd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 2,204 people.
The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Giwen is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 56 percent reside, National Capital District, where 33 percent reside and Western, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaiwen | 91 | 88 | / |
| Giwaen | 91 | 23 | / |
| Guiwen | 91 | 5 | / |
| Giwn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Giewein | 83 | 2 | / |
| Given | 80 | 8,487 | / |
| Siwen | 80 | 85 | / |
| Giben | 80 | 76 | / |
| Jiwen | 80 | 52 | / |
| Giwin | 80 | 35 | / |
| Guwen | 80 | 30 | / |
| Gewen | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ziwen | 80 | 17 | / |
| Guiwn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Güwen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gywen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siwaen | 73 | 135 | / |
| Siewen | 73 | 76 | / |
| Zhiwen | 73 | 46 | / |
| Gaywen | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ziwene | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ziween | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ziweng | 73 | 5 | / |
| Givenn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guewen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Geewen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngywen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gehwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaiwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suiwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaiwin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiwene | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaiven | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giwain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hsiwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guiwin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sciwen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goiven | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gaiben | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gischwent | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nguywen | 67 | 301 | / |
| Geswent | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ghijben | 67 | 28 | / |
| Saiwaen | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gywn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Siewien | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guwn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gewn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geeswen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giewing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guiwuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giswind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciwn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Giwen
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