Karwen Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Karwen (1,907) may also be a first name.

Karwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karwen has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karwen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Karwen are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Karwen is also the 174,001st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,907 people.

The last name Karwen is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany it is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 33 percent are found, Hamburg, where 21 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karwhen9210/
Karweng921/
Karwaen921/
Karwuen921/
Karween921/
Kharwen921/
Karwein921/
Karwien921/
Kharwhen8640/
Karwwaen861/
Kaarwhen861/
Karhwhen861/
Karwin83503/
Karuen8313/
Carwen8311/
Kerwen832/
Kerwien77481/
Carwein7725/
Körwien7715/
Korwaen7711/
Karueng777/
Kharwnh776/
Khasrwn776/
Karwain773/
Karbenn773/
Kerwehn771/
Korwene771/
Korwn731/
Koerwien713/
Khairben711/
Qarweyne711/
Kerwin677,543/
Korwin67586/
Carwin67498/
Carben67130/
Corwen6729/
Carwyn6716/
Keruen679/
Körwin672/
Karuin672/
Khatrueng671/
Qarwin671/
Kerwenowa671/

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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 Karwen
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