Trewen Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Austria

Trewen Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Trewen (Cornwal!) = the White House [Cornish and Welsh tre, a homestead, etc. + Cornish and Welsh -wen, mutated form of gwen, fem. of gwyn, white] There is also a Trewen in co. Cardigan.

Trewen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Trewen (3) may also be a first name.

Trewen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Trewen (Cornwal!) = the White House [Cornish and Welsh tre, a homestead, etc. + Cornish and Welsh -wen, mutated form of gwen, fem. of gwyn, white] There is also a Trewen in co. Cardigan.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

TREWEN: From Trewen, a small parish near Launceston; from root of Trewin, q. v.

— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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Trewen Last Name Facts

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

Trewen occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Trewen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Trewen is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Trewen occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Trewen are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Trewen is also the 7,463,778th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 3 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. Not including Australia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Treween920/
Trewn9114/
Trewin833,281/
Trewyn83280/
Terwen8342/
Treben8310/
Tirwen831/
Treaben77247/
Treywin777/
Terwien771/
Treiuen770/
Trewyne770/
Trown73179/
Trawn7312/
Trebin67242/
Terwin67151/
Trawin67138/
Triben67110/
Trebyn6763/
Tirben6735/
Terwyn6712/
Terben6711/
Thrown678/
Tajrwn677/
Trethouen677/
Tjrben671/
Tiruen671/
Trowin671/
Tirwin670/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Trewen
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