Orwén Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Orwén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orwén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Orwen (53) & Örwén (2) are calculated separately.

Orwén Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orwén occurs most in Sweden. It may be found as: Orwen or Örwén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orwén? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orwén is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Orwén is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Orwén are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 468,893. In Sweden Orwén is most common in: Skåne County, where 81 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent live and Stockholm County, where 5 percent live. Other than Sweden Orwén is found in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orwen9353/
Örwén932/
Orwn8915/
Orwin801,685/
Arwén806/
Erwén802/
Gorwn801/
Orrbén7335/
Horwin7333/
Oirwin732/
Orwint731/
Orwaen731/
Orwine730/
Orwinn730/
Gorwnn730/
Horween6716/
Orbn673/
Urwn673/
Erwn672/
Orvn671/
Arwn671/
Horwein671/

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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
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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 Orwén
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