Wøien Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wøien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wøien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2091:24,6043,270
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Wien (4,064) & Wień (1) are calculated separately.

Wøien Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wøien occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Wien or Wień. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wøien? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,144,405th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wøien are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Wøien is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 24,604. In Norway Wøien is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent reside, Western Norway, where 5 percent reside and Central Norway, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Norway it exists in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent reside.

Wøien Last Name Statistics demography

Wøien earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.83% more than the national average, earning 404,313 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wien964,064/
Wień891/
Wiehn80600/
Weien80194/
Wijen80170/
Waien80122/
Wiene80103/
Wienc8094/
Wiyen8063/
Whien8050/
Vøien8043/
Bøien809/
Wøyen807/
Woien804/
Wiein802/
Wihen802/
Wieen801/
Øuien801/
Wuien801/
Wyien801/
Wen754,840,436/
Win75826,290/
Wieten73405/
Wienck73174/
Wiehen7375/
Weißen7369/
Waiyen7336/
Weijen7321/
Woiten7320/
Weihen7320/
Wieynk7317/
Wiehne7315/
Wiecen739/
Weiyen739/
Waihen739/
Waicen738/
Waieen735/
Woisen732/
Waiene732/
Wienhe732/
Whiien731/
Wieyng731/
Wawien731/
Wiesne731/
Waient731/
Wiendt730/
Wiesnt730/
Wiesin730/
Wuiten730/
Winn6756,022/
Bien6736,910/
Vien6712,320/
Wain6711,253/
Wein676,785/
Wenn672,782/
Weyn671,198/
Wehn671,196/
Wijn67723/
Woen67677/
Wean67638/
Bøen67519/
Ween67448/
Wyen67422/
Woin67342/
Wiesing67301/
Weisend67297/
Wiesend67204/
Wiesent67126/
Wiechen67122/
Waen67116/
Wiem67103/
Weisent6784/
Wuen6757/
Weitten6757/
Wuin6739/
Weiceng6739/
Wiessen6737/
Weun6736/
Waaijen6725/
Waissen6719/
Wuijten6717/
Hwen6717/
Weijten6716/
Wiin6716/
Wießing6714/
Weijsen679/
Hwin676/
Wyin675/
Wäin673/
Wwen673/
Wuitten672/
Vwen672/
Hweicen671/
Hweisen671/
Wiggenn671/
Weiggen671/
Weihene671/
Wheijen671/
Wimn671/
Wieszen671/
Whaieng671/
Waihene671/
Waijjen671/
Wojgien671/
Wijendt671/
Hwaijen671/
Wheihen671/
Wiyn671/
Wjen671/
Wjin671/
Waiseng671/
Wuichen671/
Wuiseng671/
Hwaieng671/
Waijend670/
Wihn670/
Weisenk670/

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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 Wøien
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