Orwen Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Orwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Orwén (22) & Örwén (2) are calculated separately.

Orwen (65) may also be a first name.

Orwen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orwen is found most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Orwén or Örwén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orwen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Orwen is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Orwen live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Orwen is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 65 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States Orwen is most common in: Nebraska, where 51 percent reside, California, where 20 percent reside and New York, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Orwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Orwen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orwen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orwen last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

Orwen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $42,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orwén9322/
Orwaen911/
Orwn8915/
Örwén872/
Horween8316/
Horwein831/
Orwin801,685/
Orben801,343/
Arwen8093/
Oruen8077/
Erwen8043/
Orwem801/
Gorwn801/
Horwin7333/
Orrben7329/
Horben7319/
Orbeen7313/
Erwien7312/
Orueng737/
Arwein737/
Arween737/
Herwen737/
Ehrwen735/
Oirwin732/
Ooruen731/
Oruemn731/
Gurwen731/
Oeruen731/
Orwint731/
Harwen731/
Orwine730/
Orwinn730/
Gorwnn730/
Arwien730/
Harween6711/
Orbn673/
Urwn673/
Erwn672/
Horhuen671/
Oorueng671/
Orvn671/
Arwn671/
Aarween671/

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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 Orwen
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