Irwen Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Irwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Irwen (166) may also be a first name.

Irwen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Irwen occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Irwen.

How Common Is The Last Name Irwen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Irwen live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Irwen is also the 710,504th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 166 people.

The last name Irwen is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Irwen is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 26 percent live, Minnesota, where 19 percent live and Washington, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Irwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Irwen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 142 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Irwen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Irwen surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Irwen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.97% more than the national average, earning $56,080 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirwen914/
Irwein911/
Eirwen911/
Irwn892/
Airewen831/
Hirweun831/
Irwin8081,407/
Erwen8043/
Irben8018/
Irwyn807/
Iruen803/
Irwine73103/
Eirwin7332/
Erwien7312/
Herwen737/
Ehrwen735/
Irwwin734/
Irwinn732/
Oirwin732/
Irrwin731/
Yrween731/
Irwain731/
Erwein731/
Irwion731/
Irwoin730/
Jirwin730/
Hirwin730/
Ehrwein6744/
Erwenne6724/
Irvn673/
Urwn673/
Irbn672/
Jitruen672/
Erwn672/
Errwein671/
Yrwn671/
Iorhuen671/
D'Irwin671/
Irwingg671/
Ayrwend670/
Jirwine670/
Hierwin670/

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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 Irwen
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