Vanwen Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Vanwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 110 | 1:40,078 | 3,685 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Vanwen (14) may also be a first name.
Vanwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vanwen is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanwen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Vanwen live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.
Vanwen is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 40,078. In Liberia Vanwen is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 68 percent live, Lofa County, where 25 percent live and Gbarpolu County, where 6 percent live. Other than Liberia it is found in one country. It is also found in China, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanwien | 92 | 5 | / |
| Vanwent | 92 | 3 | / |
| Vanwaen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vanwenn | 92 | 0 | / |
| Fanwen | 83 | 16 | / |
| Vanwin | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wanwen | 83 | 12 | / |
| Vanben | 83 | 6 | / |
| Vanwyn | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vamwen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vanhwn | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wanwaen | 77 | 195 | / |
| Vanwing | 77 | 85 | / |
| Vanwijn | 77 | 32 | / |
| Vanwyne | 77 | 6 | / |
| Fanweng | 77 | 5 | / |
| Vanwinn | 77 | 3 | / |
| Huanwen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vonwein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanwean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanwene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanwink | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanbehn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vannuen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vanwint | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vanhuen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Banwn | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wanwn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vanwayne | 71 | 9 | / |
| Vonwendt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vanwindt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanouhen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vamben | 67 | 195 | / |
| Wanwin | 67 | 67 | / |
| Vanbin | 67 | 39 | / |
| Banben | 67 | 32 | / |
| Fanwin | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wonwen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fonwen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banhwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanuem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vanwen
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