Nown Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Nown Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
France11:66,422,722504,397
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Nown Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nown occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nown? popularity and diffusion

Nown is the 2,808,717th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Nown are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England it is primarily found in: Leicestershire, where 24 percent are found, Warwickshire, where 24 percent are found and East Sussex, where 24 percent are found. Apart from England Nown exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.

Nown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nown has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nown Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowin8988/
Nowen8956/
Nowén8944/
Nowne8920/
Nowhn892/
Nouwen801,910/
Nouwin80355/
Nowaen804/
Noween802/
Nouwèn801/
Noewen801/
Noowen800/
Nawn75678/
Newn75142/
Nobn751/
Hnoowin734/
Noiwaen734/
Nohween731/
N'Ouwin731/
Nouwing731/
Nobin675,176/
Noben67824/
Nawin67512/
Newin67178/
Nouwynck67126/
Nawyn67124/
Newen67102/
Nuwen6753/
Nobyn6718/
Ngawn6715/
Nuwin6715/
Neewn6710/
Naewn675/
Nawng671/
Nowim671/
Nobhn670/
Gnawn670/

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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 Nown
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