Shewen Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Shewen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shewen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada621:594,28449,093
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Shewen (3,213) may also be a first name.

Shewen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shewen occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shewen.

How Common Is The Last Name Shewen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shewen is the 1,943,350th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Shewen reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shewen is also the 126,613th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 3,213 people.

The surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 594,284. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 81 percent are found, Alberta, where 11 percent are found and Yukon, where 8 percent are found. Not including Canada this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 12 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Shewen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shewen has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shewen Last Name Statistics demography

Shewen earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $51,872 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shehwen9227/
Schewen923/
Sheiwen922/
Shewhen920/
Sewen91104/
Shewn912/
Schewene8626/
Scheiwen869/
Schewenk862/
Schewend861/
Schewent861/
Shiehwen861/
Shehween861/
Schiewen860/
Chewen8386/
Siewen8376/
Seuwen8366/
Shiwen8342/
Sewaen8320/
Sheben8312/
Shewin8311/
Saewen835/
Shewne832/
Seawen831/
Shewem831/
Sewene831/
Schewn831/
Sheewn831/
Seewen830/
Scheiwein80149/
Sewn806/
Schewenck805/
Saewoen7774/
Shebeen7718/
Schewin7713/
Shiweng777/
Sheiben773/
Shibeen773/
Shewain773/
Shihwen772/
Siewien772/
Schewnk771/
Shybeen771/
Sehwein771/
Shiwene771/
Shuiwen771/
Seeweng771/
Seaweng771/
Shheewn771/
Shehwin771/
Cheween771/
Shewind770/
Shewine770/
Sheaben770/
Sheawin770/
Shawn7311,062/
Shown733,584/
Seben731,205/
Sewin73155/
Siwen7385/
Sewén7315/
Shiwn7314/
Sahwn734/
Chewn732/
Sewyn731/
Soewn731/
Sewnk731/
Säwen731/
Shebn731/
Sewnt731/
Shywn731/
Seawn730/
Scheiben71206/
Scheeben7150/
Scheyven7129/
Scheiven7112/
Schewing713/
Schheben711/
Sehwenck711/
Schewina711/
Schewinn711/
Scheaben710/
Scheaven710/
Sieben6710,030/
Shawin67429/
Shebin67281/
Seiben67138/
Siwaen67135/
Zeween67122/
Scheijven67116/
Seuwin67114/
Chiwen6789/
Shiben6770/
Sihuen6744/
Siewin6732/
Seyben6727/
Siwene6726/
Seaben6721/
Sahwin6720/
Saywen6720/
Seeven6711/
Sawoen6711/
Shevne679/
Soewin679/
Sawaen679/
Szeben678/
Schown678/
Schawn676/
Sebeen675/
Shawnn674/
Shiwin674/
Seewin674/
Seeben673/
Chewin672/
Sawien672/
Shahwn672/
Cewein671/
Ceiwen671/
Chewne671/
Hsiwen671/
Scheewind671/
Shownn671/
Seaven671/
Seyuen671/
Shaawn671/
Showin671/
Zeewen671/
Sewain671/
Siwent671/
Shywin671/
Chywen671/
Suiwen671/
Schywn671/
Shebyn671/
Sjeewn671/
Cheewn671/
Seiven670/
Seebin670/
Sewind670/
Sciwen670/

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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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  • 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 Shewen
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