Oehen Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Oehen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oehen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4321:19,0113,092
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Panama51:782,45211,059
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Oehen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oehen occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oehen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 642,991st most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. The last name Oehen is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Oehen live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 19,011. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Lucerne, where 63 percent reside, Canton of Zug, where 7 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 6 percent reside and Panama, where 1 percent reside.

Oehen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oehen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoehen913/
Ohen89756/
Ehen8988/
Oeen8912/
Ohien80141/
Ehien8097/
Hohen8031/
Hehen8023/
Oeien805/
Ohein803/
Ohean801/
Eheun801/
Hoeen801/
Ohhen801/
Ohenn801/
Oeein801/
Ohenh801/
Ohehn800/
Hohein7317/
Heehen732/
Heheen732/
Ahehen732/
Aohien731/
Haehen730/
Heun673,427/
Ahen672,679/
Ohin671,907/
Eğen67390/
Aeen67390/
Euen67233/
Ehin6787/
Éhen6721/
Heén678/
Oein675/
Oeyn671/
Eein671/
Eeen671/
Höen671/

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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 Oehen
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