Ouwen Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ouwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Ouwen (37) may also be a first name.
Ouwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ouwen is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouwen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Ouwen are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Ouwen is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 37 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Ouwen is most numerous in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Niger this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in French Polynesia, where 36 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
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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 Ouwen
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