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

Nown is most common in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nown? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nown is the 2,808,717th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Nown reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England Nown is mostly concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 24 percent reside, Warwickshire, where 24 percent reside and East Sussex, where 24 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent reside and Malaysia, where 13 percent reside.

Nown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nown has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nown Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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
  • 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 Nown
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