Roewen Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Roewen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 57 | 1:296,266 | 35,624 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
Roewen (10) may also be a first name.
Roewen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roewen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roewen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Roewen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Roewen are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Roewen is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 296,266. In The Netherlands Roewen is mostly found in: Drenthe, where 63 percent are found, Overijssel, where 33 percent are found and Groningen, where 2 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in one country. It is also found in New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowen | 91 | 3,641 | / |
| Rewen | 91 | 15 | / |
| Rohehwen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rouwen | 83 | 186 | / |
| Rhowen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rowenn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Roween | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rehwen | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rowwen | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rown | 80 | 176 | / |
| Rewn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rowin | 73 | 647 | / |
| Ruwen | 73 | 111 | / |
| Rewin | 73 | 40 | / |
| Rüwen | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rowyn | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rowhn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rrown | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reuben | 67 | 80,462 | / |
| Rouben | 67 | 600 | / |
| Raewyn | 67 | 321 | / |
| Rubeen | 67 | 98 | / |
| Ruiwen | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rowuin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruwean | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rawoen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hreewn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowynn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raewin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rohwin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Roewen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis