Jowens Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Jowens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Jowens (6) may also be a first name.

Jowens Last Name Facts

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

Jowens is more frequently found in Costa Rica than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Jowens occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Jowens reside; 50 percent reside in Central America and 50 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Jowens is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 6 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,390,034. In Costa Rica it is most numerous in: Alajuela Province, where 50 percent live and Limón Province, where 50 percent live. Beside Costa Rica this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Jowens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jowens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jowens surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joens911,420/
Jowns910/
Jovens8317/
Joehns839/
Jowans833/
Zowens832/
Joensø831/
Eowens831/
Jobens831/
Iowens831/
Jouens830/
Joyiens7718/
Joggens777/
Jawiens775/
Jajoens772/
Joubens771/
Jovense771/
Jouvens771/
Joensch771/
Geowens770/
Jeans733,885/
Jaens73309/
Joins73162/
Jeens73116/
Jeins7315/
Joenz736/
Jouns734/
Juens732/
Yowns731/
Joyns731/
Youens67842/
Javens67593/
Covens67337/
Sijens67133/
Jobins6776/
Zajons6774/
Jabens6740/
Jovans6711/
Sijons677/
Javons673/
Jeanse673/
Jayons673/
Jobyns673/
Couens673/
Sovens672/
Jounse672/
Joinse671/
Jojons671/
Cajens671/
Jajens671/
Sawens671/
Jaensh671/
Jovins671/
Jeyons671/
Jovems671/
Tjouns671/
Eovens670/
Eoenns670/
Jayens670/
Gioens670/
Iowins670/
Coyens670/
Souens670/
Jouhns670/
Yovens670/

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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 Jowens
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