Hown Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Hown Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Hown (23) may also be a first name.

Hown Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hown is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hown? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Hown are found; 62 percent are found in East Asia and 62 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Hown is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 23 people.

The last name Hown is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,803,442. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Chiayi County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Taiwan it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Hown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hown has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chown893,563/
Howen89847/
Howin894/
Hoswn894/
Khown891/
Howne890/
Hoown890/
Own867,224/
Houwen801,515/
Chowen80380/
Howind80364/
Chowin80155/
Chowne80127/
Khowin80122/
Chowhn802/
Howehn802/
Chowng802/
Chownk801/
Houwin801/
Hosswn801/
Hoowin801/
Chuown801/
Howien800/
Owen75203,153/
Hawn755,125/
Owin75532/
Owne75108/
Owén7551/
Ahwn7525/
Hovn7519/
Ouwn756/
Ownc753/
Huwn752/
Ohwn752/
Oewn751/
Hewn751/
Owën751/
Oiwn751/
Oywn751/
Ehwn751/
Hobn751/
Ownn750/
Houwing73666/
Houwink73165/
Houweng7314/
Howindt7310/
Chouwin732/
Hooswen731/
Hoowing731/
Chouwen731/
Hobin671,957/
Hoben671,225/
Hewen67483/
Ahwin67221/
Hawin67216/
Hochwind67162/
Hawnt67117/
Hewin67103/
Hawyn6763/
Uhwen6741/
Ohwin6728/
Khawn6724/
Huwen6723/
Owenn6717/
Hovne6715/
Huwnh6713/
Chawn6712/
Owien6712/
Huwin6711/
Ouwen6711/
Hawng674/
Jowhn674/
Oewin674/
Hobhn673/
Huswn673/
Oween673/
Ehwin673/
Eehwn673/
Oowen672/
Owwen672/
Owoen672/
Owuen672/
Choowaen672/
Owhnn671/
Owinn671/
Hawhn671/
Hawnn671/
Hoevn671/
Chuwn671/
Hawne671/
Ownne671/
Ehwen671/
Ouwin671/
Ojwng671/
Chhowing671/
Owìnø671/
Oewyn671/
Aahwn671/
Auhwn671/
Gownn671/
Gouwn671/
Hhewn671/
Heewn671/
Chovn670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Hown
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis