Macwen Surname

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

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Macwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Macwen (14) may also be a first name.

Macwen Last Name Facts

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

Macwen is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macwen? popularity and diffusion

Macwen is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Macwen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Macwen are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Macwen is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

Macwen is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Macwen is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 88 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Israel, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mackwen9214/
Macween929/
Macgwen927/
Macswen921/
McWen914/
MacSween861,350/
MacKwein861/
MacQween860/
Magwen8348/
MacUen8311/
Macwyn838/
McGwen838/
McWeen836/
Makwen836/
McQwen832/
Machuen77649/
Makwene77248/
Mackwin7738/
Mocweng7728/
Macwyne7727/
Matswen7720/
MacWain774/
Macueng772/
Makween772/
MacCuen771/
MacKuen771/
Makwend771/
McWin731/
McVen731/
MacQueen714,736/
Maichuen71201/
Matchuen713/
MacKwink712/
MacQuenn712/
Makwouen711/
Maqweane711/
Makhwene711/
Machwina711/
Macwayne711/
Makwin671,083/
Maquen67642/
McWain67591/
Maguen6794/
McQuen6793/
Magben6785/
Magwin6759/
Mazwin6746/
Makuen6721/
Mokwen6713/
Matchueng6711/
McWinn678/
MacWhinne674/
MacUin671/
Mogwen671/
Makwyn671/
Mcwyne671/
Macuengue671/
Macqun671/
Mcvenn671/
Mckwin671/
Makwengne671/
Matchwing671/
Magwyn670/
McQwin670/

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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 Macwen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis