Akwan Surname
Approximately 1,745 people bear this surname
Akwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,303 | 1:101,496 | 10,450 |
| Iran | 153 | 1:501,847 | 29,764 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Akwan (965) may also be a first name.
Akwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akwan is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 231,565th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,176,244 people. Akwan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Akwan live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 259,602nd most commonly used forename in the world, held by 965 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,303 people, or 1 in 101,496. In Indonesia Akwan is primarily found in: West Papua, where 26 percent live, Central Java, where 21 percent live and East Java, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 9 percent live and Kuwait, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akhwan | 91 | 599 | / |
| Akwane | 91 | 44 | / |
| Ahkwan | 91 | 6 | / |
| Hakwan | 91 | 5 | / |
| Eakwan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akwain | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aakwan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ackwan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akhwaan | 83 | 53 | / |
| Ainkwan | 83 | 36 | / |
| Hakwane | 83 | 6 | / |
| Akgwang | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gaikwan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akwanne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akwaane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akwhand | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekwan | 80 | 2,093 | / |
| Okwan | 80 | 1,040 | / |
| Agwan | 80 | 1,038 | / |
| Akuan | 80 | 197 | / |
| Aqwan | 80 | 15 | / |
| Akwon | 80 | 4 | / |
| Acwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaykwain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwain | 73 | 126 | / |
| Aghwan | 73 | 112 | / |
| Agwane | 73 | 98 | / |
| Okwane | 73 | 32 | / |
| Aagwan | 73 | 22 | / |
| Agwaun | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ahkuan | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ahcwan | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aquwan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Agwaan | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okwaan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oikwan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aekuan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Onkwan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ohkwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hokwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okwand | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akuane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akwein | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuann | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agwand | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gokwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hagwane | 67 | 406 | / |
| Aagwane | 67 | 135 | / |
| Okkwang | 67 | 46 | / |
| Hokwane | 67 | 23 | / |
| Agwanne | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eakwong | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aungwan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ongkwan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akouhan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aaghwan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haikuan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haggwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agweane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwasim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuasen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuagne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhhwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogkwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwangh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwanng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwoong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aagwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ackwone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aughwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikhwan | 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 Akwan
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