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 last name Ouwen is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouwen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ouwen is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Ouwen is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Ouwen reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Ouwen is also the 1,688,769th most widespread forename in the world, held by 37 people.
The last name Ouwen is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Ouwen is primarily found in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Ouwen
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