Øyen Surname

283,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Øyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Øyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,3521:3,803347
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Yen (180,210), Yên (1) & Yén (1) are calculated separately.

Øyen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Øyen is found most in Norway. It may appear in the variant forms: Yen, Yên or Yén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Øyen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 283,302nd most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,358,490 people. The last name Øyen is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Øyen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 1,352 people, or 1 in 3,803. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 49 percent are found, Western Norway, where 23 percent are found and Central Norway, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Norway this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Øyen Last Name Statistics demography

Øyen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning 321,302 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yen95180,210/
Høyen89166/
Yên861/
Yén861/
Aaøyen8020/
Yien7527,663/
Ayen7513,981/
Uyen758,361/
Yene755,502/
Yeng753,565/
Oyen752,591/
Eyen752,305/
Øien752,170/
Iyen751,723/
Yoen75522/
Yent75222/
Hyen75180/
Yenn75118/
Yesn75104/
Yend7565/
Üyen7564/
Yhen7539/
Jyen7525/
Yetn757/
Yehn756/
Yyen753/
Yeyn752/
Yemn751/
Yenh751/
Øgen751/
Y'En751/
Yejn751/
Høyesen7330/
Gayen67196,830/
Huyen6757,744/
En6727,587/
Ayten678,730/
Eyene675,488/
Heyen674,154/
Ayene674,111/
Hayen672,729/
Yiğen672,501/
Ayeng672,018/
Yesin671,347/
Goyen671,101/
Yeten671,094/
Eyeng67786/
Oyeng67712/
Yenne67648/
Hoyen67540/
Geyen67515/
Høyem67468/
Yiyen67427/
Aysen67395/
Højen67313/
Yieng67303/
Yetin67292/
Giyen67282/
Oyene67264/
Iyene67173/
Ooyen67146/
Høien67143/
Eysen67132/
Yiend67131/
Iyeng6771/
Aiyen6766/
Yendt6763/
Uyene6759/
Ahyen6757/
Aycen6756/
Yaeen6754/
Yesen6745/
Eyßen6737/
Yesne6736/
Ihyen6731/
Uysen6729/
Yeyna6728/
Ayeen6728/
Yheng6724/
Hyeng6722/
Yeina6718/
Hiyen6715/
Eyten6714/
Yiene6714/
Euyen6714/
Ayend6712/
Yeeen6712/
Ayien6711/
Øiene6710/
Oysen679/
Auyen679/
Yegne678/
Ayyen678/
Ayjen678/
Yemne677/
Hyene677/
Yueen676/
Uyeng676/
Aayen675/
Yoyen675/
Ayenn675/
Eyien674/
Høyessen674/
Jyhen674/
Yenqu674/
Yetne673/
Yijen673/
Yenck673/
Yuien673/
Yiean673/
Yaien673/
Yenng672/
Yheen672/
Yaein672/
Yhene672/
Ouyen672/
Yihen672/
Eiyen672/
Yeien672/
Yieun672/
Jyene671/
Iycen671/
Ayenh671/
Oyenn671/
Ieyen671/
Hyien671/
Uyten671/
Øuien671/
Yecen671/
Oyten671/
Eeyen671/
Oiyen671/
Eyeen671/
Yoeyn671/
Oyemn671/
Yojen671/
Yoeen671/
Yehyn671/
Yengh671/
Yieen671/
Yienh671/
Yienn671/
Yiesn671/
Yjien671/
Iyehn671/
Hyhen670/
Yient670/
Yoaen670/
Uyeen670/

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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 Øyen
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