Onwen Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Onwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onwen (11) may also be a first name.
Onwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onwen is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Onwen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onwen is the 2,203,767th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Onwen is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Onwen live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onwen is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
Onwen is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 22 percent are found, Edo, where 19 percent are found and Cross River, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwene | 91 | 127 | / |
| Gonwen | 91 | 3 | / |
| Onwn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gonwehn | 83 | 13 | / |
| Honwene | 83 | 8 | / |
| Onben | 80 | 47 | / |
| Unwen | 80 | 39 | / |
| Onwin | 80 | 34 | / |
| Enwen | 80 | 33 | / |
| Omwen | 80 | 31 | / |
| Anwen | 80 | 13 | / |
| Onwem | 80 | 9 | / |
| Onwnh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onuen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onueng | 73 | 128 | / |
| Hanwen | 73 | 101 | / |
| Onwijn | 73 | 74 | / |
| Enwien | 73 | 44 | / |
| Anwien | 73 | 11 | / |
| Omween | 73 | 10 | / |
| Onwion | 73 | 5 | / |
| Omweng | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onwine | 73 | 3 | / |
| Anwaen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Enween | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omwent | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onwuem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onwyng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onwwne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anwuen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hunwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onouen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enhwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anwene | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onwhyn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Anwn | 67 | 43 | / |
| Houmwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounwin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osimwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honwain | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Onwen
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