Prowen Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Prowen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prowen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Prowen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prowen is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Prowen.

How Common Is The Last Name Prowen? popularity and diffusion

Prowen is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Prowen live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England it is most numerous in: West Sussex, where 43 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 14 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 14 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Prowen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prowen has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proen9148/
Prown9141/
Prohwein860/
Proven83344/
Prawen83191/
Proben8336/
Proyen836/
Prowin833/
Prouen832/
Projen832/
Proown830/
Praween7727,498/
Provent77678/
Prouten77272/
Prewein7796/
Protven7748/
Prooyen7723/
Prawwen7710/
Prawein778/
Proeven776/
Prawien775/
Proveen772/
Prawean771/
Probhen771/
Provene771/
Prawenn771/
Prousen771/
Prouven771/
Provenq771/
Provien771/
Prouwem771/
Prien732,070/
Prein731,488/
Preen731,251/
Preun73139/
Pryen73116/
Preyn7376/
Pruen7363/
Prawn7347/
Prean7339/
Proin7316/
Praen7310/
Proun739/
Probn731/
Prouvent7112/
Prouvenc7110/
Praweenn717/
Przaween715/
Prawween714/
Prasween713/
Praaween711/
Ppraween711/
Prraween711/
Proujent711/
Prowaing711/
Prawin676,172/
Provin672,262/
Probyn671,001/
Praven67692/
Probin67417/
Prayon67198/
Prejan67196/
Previn67133/
Preine67125/
Provyn67101/
Preven6745/
Preenh6745/
Prijon6742/
Preyan6732/
Priehn6731/
Priean6728/
Projan6727/
Prosvetin6726/
Proyan6725/
Prounh6718/
Preion6715/
Preuin6714/
Provén6714/
Prehan6712/
Priyen6710/
Proung678/
Prosvetyn677/
Praben676/
Preang676/
Preian674/
Preund673/
Prioan673/
Prayen673/
Pround673/
Prajon673/
Pruben672/
Prauwn672/
Prajen672/
Prawichen672/
Preung672/
Praion671/
Preing671/
Prejen671/
Preyen671/
Preyon671/
Pryien671/
Projin671/
Proint671/
Prawem671/
Preyin671/
Preien671/
Preint671/
Prejin671/
Prejon671/
Proune671/
Proine671/
Prujen671/
Proyem671/
Prreen671/
Pruyen670/
Preihn670/

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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 Prowen
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