Roewen Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Roewen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roewen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
New Zealand51:905,66545,114

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 surname Roewen occurs most in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Roewen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roewen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roewen is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Roewen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Roewen live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 296,266. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Drenthe, where 63 percent reside, Overijssel, where 33 percent reside and Groningen, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in one country. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowen913,641/
Rewen9115/
Rohehwen861/
Rouwen83186/
Rhowen831/
Rowenn831/
Roween831/
Rehwen830/
Rowwen830/
Rown80176/
Rewn802/
Rowin73647/
Ruwen73111/
Rewin7340/
Rüwen736/
Rowyn735/
Rowhn731/
Rrown731/
Reuben6780,462/
Rouben67600/
Raewyn67321/
Rubeen6798/
Ruiwen6710/
Rowuin674/
Ruwean673/
Rawoen672/
Hreewn671/
Rowynn671/
Raewin671/
Rohwin670/

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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
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