Shown Surname

126,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Shown Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh2,4331:65,4983,262
United States9981:363,18532,353
India611:12,574,842222,490
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
China131:105,178,5825,529
England71:7,959,723202,100
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:201,68117,505

Shown (1,250) may also be a first name.

Shown Last Name Facts

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

Shown (Marathi: शोन, Oriya: ୋନ) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shown? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shown is the 126,721st most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,033,355 people. Shown is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Shown live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shown is also the 223,351st most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 1,250 people.

It is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 2,433 people, or 1 in 65,498. Not including Bangladesh it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Shown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shown has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shown last name expanded 401 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shown Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shown surname are 20.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.18% being registered with the political party.

Shown earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $42,371 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showen91477/
Schown918/
Shouwn912/
Showin911/
Shownn911/
Sown8918/
Schowin839/
Shouwen832/
Shawn8011,062/
Chown803,563/
Sowin80167/
Sowen8042/
Sowyn809/
Sahwn804/
Sowne802/
Shewn802/
Soewn801/
Schowing77103/
Schouwen7725/
Shawin73429/
Souwin73168/
Shuwen73163/
Chowin73155/
Chowne73127/
Shoben73106/
Shewen7392/
Shobin7372/
Souwen7336/
Sahwin7320/
Shawne7316/
Shewin7311/
Soewin739/
Suhwin736/
Schawn736/
Shawng735/
Shobyn735/
Shauwn734/
Shawnn734/
Chowng732/
Shahwn732/
Shuwin732/
Chowhn732/
Suhwen732/
Chuown731/
Soween731/
Shaawn731/
Shovhn731/
Chownk731/
Schewn731/
Sheewn731/
Schobn730/
Schouwink71306/
Schowindt712/
Sawn67898/
Schobyn6731/
Schobin6730/
Shehwen6727/
Shoubin6726/
Schewin6713/
Suwn676/
Sewn676/
Shaween674/
Schewen673/
Soe'win672/
Schawin672/
Chouwin672/
Shuiwen671/
Sehwinn671/
Shheewn671/
Shehwin671/
Shahwwn671/
Chouwen671/
Sahawnk671/
Schawhn671/
Sobn671/
Sovn671/
Sgowina671/
Shahwän671/
Schaawn670/
Schuwin670/

Shown Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shown in the Oriya language
ୋନona-
Shown in the Marathi language
शोनsona50
सॉनsona25
शॉनsona25

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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 Shown
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