Ohnewein Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Austria

Ohnewein Surname User-submission:

The Ohnewein surname means 'without wine' in German. It was given to an innkeeper who ran out of wine during a wedding, who so became the first Ohnewein, Andrä Ohnewein. The surname Ohnewein first appeared in 1318 in a small mountain village in South Tirol, which nowadays is part of Italy.

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Ohnewein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Austria251:340,61736,996
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ohnewein Surname Meaning

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The Ohnewein surname means 'without wine' in German. It was given to an innkeeper who ran out of wine during a wedding, who so became the first Ohnewein, Andrä Ohnewein. The surname Ohnewein first appeared in 1318 in a small mountain village in South Tirol, which nowadays is part of Italy. The first language there was and still is German.

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Ohnewein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ohnewein is found most in Italy. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohnewein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,414,640th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ohnewein live; 52 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent live in Italic Europe.

Ohnewein is most common in Italy, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 1,853,233. In Italy Ohnewein is most common in: Trentino-Alto Adige, where 97 percent live and Veneto, where 3 percent live. Apart from Italy this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 40 percent live and Switzerland, where 6 percent live.

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