Oswen Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Oswen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oswen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Oswen (62) may also be a first name.

Oswen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oswen is found in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oswen is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Oswen is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Oswen reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 1,246,114th most widely held first name internationally, held by 62 people.

It is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 939,514. In Lebanon Oswen is most numerous in: North Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Lebanon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 10 percent are found and Syria, where 10 percent are found.

Oswen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Oswen surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goswen910/
Oswent910/
Hooswen831/
Oswin801,561/
Osben80307/
Aswen8027/
Osuen808/
Oswyn808/
Hoswn804/
Oswem802/
Eswen802/
Gosuen73111/
Aswien73104/
Haswen7316/
Oswain7316/
Hosben738/
Hoswin736/
Asween735/
Ashwen732/
Utswen731/
Hosswn731/
Aswuen731/
Oswine731/
Hosuen731/
Esswen731/
Oesuen730/
Aswent730/
Oswoin730/
Haswien677/
Ozwn674/
Aswendt674/
Aswn672/
Gosswin671/
Goswina671/
Utsweng671/
Asweane671/
O'Swain671/
Haswend671/
Hossuen671/
Ashween671/
Otswind671/
Hosbehn670/

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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 Oswen
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