Newn Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brunei
Highest density in:
Brunei

Newn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Newn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brunei1231:3,404573
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Newn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newn is more frequently found in Brunei than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Newn live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Newn is most numerous in Brunei, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 3,404. In Brunei it is mostly concentrated in: Brunei-Muara District, where 99 percent are found and Belait District, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Brunei Newn exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Newn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Newn has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Newn last name rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newin89178/
Newen89102/
Neewn8910/
Naewn895/
Newne890/
Newent809/
Newinn808/
Newwin807/
Neuwen805/
Newien802/
Newihn802/
Noewen801/
Neawin801/
Newind801/
Hneewn801/
Nheewn801/
Niewen801/
Neehwn801/
Neween801/
Newoen801/
Neewen800/
Nawn75678/
Nown7548/
Nevn754/
Nebn752/
Nhwn751/
Neuwien7323/
Naheewn7310/
Newingh733/
Niewien731/
Neiween731/
Neweent731/
Neswenn731/
Neiwind730/
Nhuen673,353/
Niben671,743/
Neben67825/
Nawin67512/
Nawyn67124/
Nowin6788/
Njwen6754/
Niwen6742/
Nebin6734/
Niwin6713/
Nywen674/
Nyben673/
Niwén673/
Nowhn672/
Gnuen672/
Nywnd671/
Nében671/
Njuen671/
Geeneewn671/

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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 Newn
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