Alswan Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Alswan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alswan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria2441:79,1033,164
Jordan1141:77,5656,269
Lebanon991:56,9404,461
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Alswan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alswan has its highest incidence in Syria. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Alswan.

How Common Is The Last Name Alswan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 650,013th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. The surname Alswan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Alswan live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant.

This last name is most frequently held in Syria, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 79,103. In Syria it is most common in: Homs Governorate, where 99 percent are found. Barring Syria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 25 percent are found and Lebanon, where 21 percent are found.

Alswan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alswang9244/
Alshwan922/
Allswang8692/
Allswand861/
Alsvan8317/
Aljwan835/
Alsban831/
Alshwahnh801/
Ayleswank800/
Alswong777/
Alzwain776/
Alsbhan771/
Allschwang7538/
Alshwaheen751/
Alshvang7125/
Alesvand7123/
Olshwang7113/
Ollswang7110/
Alhzwane711/
Alhesuan711/
Alshbaan711/
Elshwain711/
Alchwang710/
Olschwang6737/
Alcuan671/
Alsbon670/
Aljvand625/
Olsvang623/
Olshvan622/
Alesbon621/
Elesvan621/
Alsuhaim571,363/
Olshvang5743/
Olshvanh572/
Olsbon504/
Elzuan501/

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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 Alswan
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