Unwen Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Unwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Unwen 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
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Unwen Last Name Facts

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

Unwen has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Unwen.

How Common Is The Last Name Unwen? popularity and diffusion

Unwen is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Unwen reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Unwen is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria Unwen is primarily found in: Edo, where 58 percent live, Delta, where 29 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 3 percent live.

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
Unwene91505/
Hunwen911/
Unwn891/
Unwin809,020/
Onwen8074/
Inwen8070/
Umwen8018/
Unwng804/
Unwyn801/
Unben801/
Unwne801/
Unwjn801/
Jinwen73350/
Hunwin7311/
Unwine731/
Gunwin730/
Haunben677/
Unvn671/
Jinween671/
Onwn671/
Hounwin671/
Houmwen671/
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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 Unwen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis