Uwen Surname
Approximately 2,027 people bear this surname
Uwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,090 | 1:121,330 | 12,237 |
| Nigeria | 904 | 1:195,954 | 11,789 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Uwen (5,731) may also be a first name.
Uwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uwen is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Uwen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 204,843rd most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,595,237 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Uwen live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 88,243rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 5,731 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,090 people, or 1 in 121,330. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Maluku, where 53 percent live, West Papua, where 12 percent live and Jakarta, where 9 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 45 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Uwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Uwen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auwen | 89 | 104 | / |
| Uwene | 89 | 72 | / |
| Uhwen | 89 | 41 | / |
| Uwhen | 89 | 40 | / |
| Euwen | 89 | 28 | / |
| Huwen | 89 | 23 | / |
| Ouwen | 89 | 11 | / |
| Uwehn | 89 | 6 | / |
| Uwean | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uwein | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uweun | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uwn | 86 | 7 | / |
| Houwen | 80 | 1,515 | / |
| Huiwen | 80 | 89 | / |
| Uiweng | 80 | 67 | / |
| Hauwen | 80 | 30 | / |
| Euwene | 80 | 27 | / |
| Uchwen | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ouweng | 80 | 8 | / |
| Huewen | 80 | 6 | / |
| Uwenne | 80 | 4 | / |
| Huwene | 80 | 3 | / |
| Huwaen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ouwene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouwean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auwein | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owen | 75 | 203,153 | / |
| Uwem | 75 | 5,964 | / |
| Iwen | 75 | 1,398 | / |
| Uben | 75 | 631 | / |
| Uwin | 75 | 121 | / |
| Ouwn | 75 | 6 | / |
| Uwne | 75 | 3 | / |
| Huwn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uwnt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uwnq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uwnh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uwhn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uevn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auwn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houweng | 73 | 14 | / |
| Uwengue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howen | 67 | 847 | / |
| Huben | 67 | 763 | / |
| Ouben | 67 | 210 | / |
| Jiwen | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ihwen | 67 | 52 | / |
| Euben | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ihuen | 67 | 38 | / |
| Auben | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ubeen | 67 | 21 | / |
| Usuen | 67 | 21 | / |
| Owenn | 67 | 17 | / |
| Huwnh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Owien | 67 | 12 | / |
| Auwin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Huwin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uwind | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iwien | 67 | 9 | / |
| Euwin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uiven | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iwaen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiwen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uwynn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huswn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oween | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owuen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owwen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oowen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwemk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auhwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uswnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiben | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwuem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwhin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwoen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oeuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouweinne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujwne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhben | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauwn | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Uwen
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