Nowens Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Ireland

Nowens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Nowens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nowens occurs in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Nowens are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 43 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 14,247,805. Besides Argentina it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 29 percent are found and Ireland, where 14 percent are found.

Nowens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nowens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouwens921,445/
Noens911,329/
Noyens83433/
Nouens8317/
Nowins8312/
Nobens838/
Novens835/
Nowans832/
Nawens831/
Nooyens77322/
Noeyens7795/
Nauwens7710/
Noitens771/
Niens73562/
Neyns73101/
Neans7338/
Nouns7324/
Nuens7317/
Neuns7313/
Neens734/
Nyens732/
Neins731/
Nooytens7126/
Nowinsch711/
Newheins710/
Nouchens710/
Nevins678,691/
Neyens673,147/
Nuyens671,747/
Nevens671,294/
Neuens67689/
Nevans67493/
Noyons67182/
Newans67162/
Novins67160/
Neiens6756/
Neijns6719/
Novenz6710/
Navens678/
Nijens673/
Neunse672/
Nubens672/
Newons671/
Nehans671/
Neuins671/
Niensh671/
Nuiens671/
Nujens671/
Nawans671/
Nejans671/
Ngoins671/
Nounns671/
Nevons670/
Novans670/

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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 Nowens
  • 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