Adwan Surname

16,619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Adwan Surname User-submission:

Adwan comes from Arabic root word of "ada" which means "ran". Adwan's meaning is the action of running either the amount or the intensity of running. In short, it means "excessive runner".

Odwan, is spelled the same in Arabic but it carries the meaning of aggression or transgression.

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Adwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan17,2631:51251
Palestine5,8121:78393
Iraq4,8471:7,225623
Saudi Arabia2,3851:12,9371,813
Yemen1,4641:18,0501,950
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Lebanon2841:19,8492,426
Bahrain2061:6,5471,173
Indonesia1741:760,05358,179
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Syria851:227,0714,149
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Qatar471:50,1704,949
England251:2,228,72284,230
Israel251:342,30528,607
Libya161:390,2481,390
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
France51:13,284,544357,392
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Adwan (2,859) may also be a first name.

Adwan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Adwan comes from Arabic root word of "ada" which means "ran". Adwan's meaning is the action of running either the amount or the intensity of running. In short, it means "excessive runner".

Odwan, is spelled the same in Arabic but it carries the meaning of aggression or transgression.

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Adwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adwan (Arabic: ضوان, Oriya: ଅାନ) occurs in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,619th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 218,301 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Adwan live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Levant. Adwan is also the 136,124th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 2,859 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Jordan, where it is carried by 17,263 people, or 1 in 512. In Jordan Adwan is mostly found in: Balqa Governorate, where 47 percent reside, Amman Governorate, where 40 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Not including Jordan this last name exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 17 percent reside and Iraq, where 15 percent reside.

Adwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Maronite (89%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Adwan are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the political party.

Adwan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hadwan912,185/
Adwaan9130/
Adwand9121/
Adwane914/
Aidwan912/
Adhwan912/
Eadwan912/
Audwan911/
Addwane837/
Hadhwan835/
Gadhwan834/
Eadwang833/
Aidewan831/
Adwasen831/
Aidwang831/
Atwan8021,960/
Aduan80895/
Edwan80725/
Odwan80255/
Advan80168/
Adwon8024/
Adban807/
Adwanová771/
Adwanova771/
Hadban734,969/
Atwane73144/
Attwan73131/
Advant73125/
Gaduan7354/
Advand7354/
Hatwan7348/
Eidwan7326/
Atwain7315/
Hedwan7314/
Aduang7314/
Edwain7312/
Adwond7312/
Advane739/
Audban739/
Aidban738/
Adhvan736/
Athwan735/
Odwain734/
Edwaan734/
Oudwan732/
Aduane732/
Eaduan732/
Ayduan731/
Aitwan731/
Atwean731/
Odwuan731/
Aidvan731/
Hadwon731/
Eddwan731/
Odwaun731/
Hadwam731/
Aiduang67110/
Eadwong6748/
Hathwan6727/
Athwain6716/
Audwong6714/
Odwasen6712/
Atwasin678/
Goodwan676/
Odhwant675/
Gathwan675/
Aduaaun674/
Athwane674/
Adouhan673/
Hedwaan673/
Atwaine672/
Aidevan672/
Hadvane672/
Adhvane672/
Haiduan671/
Gadduan671/
Hadwein671/
Aadhvan671/
Aiduane671/
Hattwan671/
Hatwann670/

Adwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adwan in the Oriya language
ଅାନaana-
Adwan in the Arabic language
ضوانdwan-
عدوانdwan-

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