Leowen Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Leowen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leowen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Leowen (50) may also be a first name.

Leowen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leowen is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leowen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Leowen is mostly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Leowen live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,412,538th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 50 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Leowen is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leoen9140/
Leown910/
Leowin8344/
Leeown837/
Leoben832/
Leowne831/
Leeuwen772,913/
Lieuwen77316/
Lesawen7712/
Letawen7710/
Liaowen779/
Lehoven777/
Leoun734/
Leoin731/
Leobn731/
Ljoen731/
Leehoven719/
Leeuwent711/
Leehan67248/
Lehoun67178/
Leaven67172/
Lehyen6753/
Lehuen6738/
Leeyen6735/
Leoung6725/
Leayen6723/
Leovin6717/
Lesean6715/
Leoune677/
Leuyen674/
Leoine673/
Lecean672/
Leoing672/
Loyuen672/
Lehein671/
Lehean670/

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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 Leowen
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