Jewen Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Jewen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jewen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Jewen (93) may also be a first name.

Jewen Last Name Facts

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

Jewen occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jewen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jewen is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Jewen are found; 43 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 93 people.

The surname Jewen is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent live and Centre Region, where 33 percent live. Barring Cameroon Jewen exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent live and Pakistan, where 14 percent live.

Jewen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jewen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jewen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Jewen last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiewen9121/
Jewenk9110/
Jeween911/
Jeyswen831/
Djewene831/
Yewen801,077/
Jeben80124/
Zewen80105/
Sewen80104/
Jiwen8052/
Gewen8021/
Jeebn8020/
Jeewn8011/
Ewuen809/
Jewin805/
Jeevn802/
Jewne801/
Jewem801/
Zewien73153/
Zewein73128/
Zeween73122/
Jeaven73107/
Siewen7376/
Seuwen7366/
Jewine7358/
Jebeen7327/
Zewhen7327/
Jeiven7326/
Sewaen7320/
Yeweng7317/
Jeeven7314/
Djewin7312/
Jewain7310/
Zhewen734/
Jeevne734/
Jebehn733/
Ijiwen732/
Seawen731/
Zeewen731/
Jeiwin731/
Jeebin731/
Jebenn731/
Jeewne731/
Jiwene731/
Ehiwen731/
Yewhen731/
Gehwen731/
Jeewnd731/
Seewen730/
Geswent6765/
Sewn676/
Jaiwaen675/
Jaibeen673/
Ewwn673/
Yewhene673/
Siewien672/
Ijiwene672/
Gewn672/
Jevn672/
Zjwn672/
Jebn672/
Jeewain671/
Zeweine671/
Djewoin671/
Yewn671/
Ehwn671/
Cjwn671/

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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 Jewen
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