Lywen Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Lywen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lywen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Lywén (10) are calculated separately.

Lywen (26) may also be a first name.

Lywen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lywen has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lywén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lywen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lywen is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Lywen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Lywen are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 26 people.

The surname Lywen is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Lywen is mostly concentrated in: California, where 80 percent reside and Texas, where 20 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 33 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.

Lywen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lywen surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Lywen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 88.01% more than the national average, earning $81,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lywén9310/
Lywn891/
Lewen80595/
Liwen80356/
Luwen8049/
Läwen8021/
Lywin804/
Luyben73597/
Lewien73315/
Liuwen73133/
Luyven73126/
Leiwen73116/
Liewen7371/
Leween7358/
Leewen7351/
Leuwen7321/
Lhewen7318/
Laiwen7312/
Layben739/
Loyuen732/
Leyven732/
Liween731/
Lybeen731/
Leyben731/
Lewn6720/
Levn674/
Leiweng673/
Lebn673/
Leßweng673/
Liwn671/
Laiwaen671/
Lybn671/
Leeweun671/
Leiwent671/
Loywing671/
Leewoen671/
Lhewenk670/

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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 Lywen
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