Luwen Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Luwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
China101:136,732,1577,199
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Luwen (500) may also be a first name.

Luwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luwen is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Luwen is the 2,776,799th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Luwen are found; 53 percent are found in East Asia and 53 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Luwen is also the 379,225th most common first name worldwide, borne by 500 people.

It is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,638,568. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 83 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 6 percent live and Negeri Sembilan, where 6 percent live. Not including Malaysia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 33 percent live and China, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louwen91564/
Lauwen91444/
Liuwen91133/
Leuwen9121/
Luwean9116/
Luwene914/
Liuweng8373/
Louwien8354/
Lowen803,809/
Luben80937/
Liwen80356/
Luwin8027/
Lywen809/
Luwng801/
Louweene771/
Louweine770/
Loewen7314,362/
Luyben73597/
Lowien73369/
Lauben73127/
Luyven73126/
Loween7372/
Liewen7371/
Leuben7314/
Liuben7313/
Hluben739/
Louben735/
Luwain735/
Lubeen732/
Lihuen732/
Liween731/
Lluwyn731/
Lauwnd731/
Louwin731/
Lueuen731/
Lubehn730/
Lauwin730/
Lowenn730/
Lown672,598/
Luijben67365/
Loewien673/
Luhwink672/
Lywn671/
Liwn671/
Lubn671/
Luvn671/

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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 Luwen
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