Kawn Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kawn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kawn (62) may also be a first name.

Kawn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawn occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kawn are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kawn is also the 1,246,114th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 62 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada it is primarily found in: Alberta, where 100 percent live. Outside of Canada it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Kawn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kawn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kawn surname fell 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawin892,556/
Khawn8924/
Kawne8916/
Hkawn8911/
Kawyn899/
Keawn891/
Kaewn891/
Kaewin80653/
Khawin80477/
Kauwen8050/
Keawin8044/
Kawaen8033/
Kaiwen8030/
Kauwin8028/
Kaywin8024/
Khawne804/
Kawwen802/
Kawien802/
Kashwn801/
Kaiwin801/
Kaawin801/
Kawint801/
Khawng801/
Kown75346/
Kewn75166/
Cawn7535/
Qawn751/
Kavn750/
Khawaen73137/
Kaiwhen735/
Khawinn734/
Kheawin732/
Khaiwin731/
Keawyon731/
Keawinn731/
Khaswnh731/
Kaheewn731/
Kaewien731/
Kaiwina731/
Kachwen731/
Kajwina731/
Kawwien731/
Kawinne731/
Kaiwehn731/
Kaihwen731/
Keawhen731/
Kewin67591/
Kowen67149/
Kowin67122/
Kewen6781/
Kaewwaen6739/
Cawin6720/
Kowne6712/
Koewn678/
Khavn676/
Kashwing674/
Ckown672/
Keewn672/
Kaihwhen671/
Cawne671/
Khown671/
Kewhn671/
Keuwn671/
Kavnd671/
Kaswuing671/

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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 Kawn
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