Olwen Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Olwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Olwen (6,420) may also be a first name.

Olwen Last Name Facts

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

Olwen occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olwen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Olwen is predominantly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Olwen live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 82,029th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 6,420 people.

The last name Olwen is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Olwen is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 55 percent reside and Enga, where 45 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Tunisia, where 10 percent reside.

Olwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olwen has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olwen Last Name Statistics demography

Olwen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olweng916/
Olwene912/
Holwen910/
Olwein910/
Ohlwein83435/
Holwein8395/
Olwin80175/
Elwen80114/
Alwen8076/
Olwyn8057/
Olben8019/
Oluen801/
Hohlwein77187/
Hollwein7710/
Holben731,608/
Olwine73112/
Alweyn7355/
Elwenn7341/
Holwin7315/
Helwen7311/
Holwyn734/
Allwen734/
Elwien733/
Alwein732/
Alwaen731/
Alwien731/
Ellwen731/
Alwene731/
Alwenh731/
Osluen730/
Allwein67595/
Holwijn67180/
Ohlwine6735/
Agliwen6715/
Alwn677/
Alweenh675/
Allwien675/
Hollwin672/
Halwein672/
Ellwien672/
Elwn671/
Oulouen671/
Allwene671/
Goolwin671/
Ellween671/
Houlben670/
Ohlwain670/

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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 Olwen
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