Kown Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Egypt

Kown Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
South Korea111:4,658,205839
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Kown (39) may also be a first name.

Kown Last Name Facts

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

Kown occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kown click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kown? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 807,857th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. Kown occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Kown reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most widely held forename on earth, held by 39 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 42 percent live, California, where 23 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States Kown occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 35 percent live and South Korea, where 3 percent live.

Kown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kown has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 370 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kown Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kown surname are 21.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.8% being registered with the party.

Kown earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.29% more than the national average, earning $53,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowen89149/
Kowin89122/
Kowne8912/
Koewn898/
Ckown892/
Khown891/
Kouwen80606/
Khowin80122/
Khownd8059/
Koowin805/
Kowinn804/
Kowaen804/
Kowint804/
Koween802/
Kowgne801/
Kouwin801/
Kowenn800/
Cown75360/
Kewn75166/
Kawn7512/
Kuwn754/
Kovn753/
Kobn750/
Khowing731/
Koowing731/
Cowen6713,159/
Cowin673,389/
Kawin672,556/
Kewin67591/
Cowne67235/
Kobyn67110/
Küwen6786/
Kewen6781/
Kuwin6775/
Kuwen6768/
Khawn6724/
Kawne6716/
Hkawn6711/
Kawyn679/
Qowin677/
Kobín675/
Keewn672/
Cgown672/
Quown671/
Keuwn671/
Kewhn671/
Kovne671/
Cowyn671/
Khoewaen671/
Koweń671/
Kobnh671/
Kaewn671/
Cownd670/
Kuwhn670/
Cohwn670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kown
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