Uwen Surname

204,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Uwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0901:121,33012,237
Nigeria9041:195,95411,789
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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 frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Uwen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 204,843rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,595,237 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Uwen are found; 47 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 88,243rd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 5,731 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,090 people, or 1 in 121,330. In Indonesia Uwen is most numerous in: Maluku, where 53 percent are found, West Papua, where 12 percent are found and Jakarta, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Uwen occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 45 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Uwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Uwen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Uwen surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auwen89104/
Uwene8972/
Uhwen8941/
Uwhen8940/
Euwen8928/
Huwen8923/
Ouwen8911/
Uwehn896/
Uwean891/
Uwein891/
Uweun891/
Uwn867/
Houwen801,515/
Huiwen8089/
Uiweng8067/
Hauwen8030/
Euwene8027/
Uchwen8020/
Ouweng808/
Huewen806/
Uwenne804/
Huwene803/
Huwaen802/
Ouwene801/
Ouwean801/
Auwein801/
Owen75203,153/
Uwem755,964/
Iwen751,398/
Uben75631/
Uwin75121/
Ouwn756/
Uwne753/
Huwn752/
Uwnt751/
Uwnq751/
Uwnh751/
Uwhn751/
Uevn751/
Auwn751/
Houweng7314/
Uwengue731/
Howen67847/
Huben67763/
Ouben67210/
Jiwen6752/
Ihwen6752/
Euben6750/
Ihuen6738/
Auben6732/
Ubeen6721/
Usuen6721/
Owenn6717/
Huwnh6713/
Owien6712/
Auwin6711/
Huwin6711/
Uwind6710/
Iwien679/
Euwin678/
Uiven678/
Iwaen676/
Hiwen675/
Uwynn675/
Huswn673/
Oween673/
Owuen672/
Owwen672/
Oowen672/
Uwemk672/
Auhwn671/
Gouwn671/
Uswnk671/
Uiben671/
Ouwin671/
Uwuem671/
Uwhin671/
Iwoen671/
Oeuen671/
Ouweinne671/
Uwain671/
Auwne671/
Ujwne671/
Uhben671/
Gauwn670/

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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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