Vawden Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Vawden Surname Definition:

Mr. Ferguson derives it from Woden, Odin, the Teutonic divinity.

Vawden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vawden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mr. Ferguson derives it from Woden, Odin, the Teutonic divinity.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From mod-den, the hill place, or the dwelling on the hill; or perhaps rather from vidhin, bidhin, vidn, vethan, a meadow. There is a mine called Tolvadden.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Vawden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vawden has its highest incidence in Canada. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Vawden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vawden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,316,765th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Vawden occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Vawden are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Vawden is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: British Columbia, where 100 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bawden836,755/
Vowden83202/
Fawden8341/
Vavden831/
Bhawdeen711/
Bowden6762,478/
Fowden67311/
Vavdin678/
Bawdem675/
Bawdin675/
Wowden672/
Bahawdeen671/
Vabdin671/
Wovden671/
Wofden670/
Bowdeen627/
Bowdden624/
Bowdoen623/
Vavdhne621/
Fawding621/
Bowfden621/
Bowdien620/
Bahawdin577/
Bowdn550/
Bowdenová532/
Bahawddin531/
Bowdin50179/
Babdin5029/
Bobden5014/
Bowdem502/

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Vawden Reference & Research

Vodden One-name Study - A profile of the Vodden surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Vodden DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Vodden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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