Alwan Surname

1,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Alwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq266,9731:13122
Yemen37,5941:70397
Egypt8,6641:10,6111,272
Saudi Arabia4,4921:6,869956
Palestine2,6421:1,722337
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Syria2,2741:8,488818
Lebanon2,2311:2,527477
Indonesia1,9371:68,2757,367
United Arab Emirates1,7921:5,113640
Jordan1,3221:6,6891,314
Iran1,1581:66,3066,986
United States6281:577,16447,275
Israel5441:15,7312,358
Kuwait5011:7,5861,062
Bahrain3971:3,397571
Djibouti2501:3,660313
Sweden2221:44,3553,494
England1471:379,03426,619
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Denmark911:62,0306,253
Afghanistan701:459,3316,045
Australia551:490,83137,357
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Qatar411:57,5125,907
India391:19,668,343291,059
Tunisia371:16,5032,651
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Wales201:154,72710,755
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
France161:4,151,420237,746
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Norway121:428,52437,411
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
China41:341,830,39216,990
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Alwan (19,247) may also be a first name.

Alwan Last Name Facts

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

Alwan (Arabic: العلوان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﻮﺍﻥ, Marathi: आलवान) occurs most in Iraq. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Alwan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,616th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,601 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Alwan are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Levant. Alwan is also the 38,937th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 19,247 people.

The surname Alwan is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is carried by 266,973 people, or 1 in 131. Aside from Iraq this last name exists in 75 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 11 percent reside and Egypt, where 3 percent reside.

Alwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Alwan surname is chiefly Sunni (58%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Alwan surname are 27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Alwan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.34% less than the national average, earning R 189,312 per year; in United States they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $45,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.35% more than the national average, earning $58,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alwain91204/
Alwane91144/
Halwan91130/
Alwaan9115/
Alwayn9114/
Aalwan9112/
Allwan9110/
Ailwan915/
Alwahn912/
Ajlwan911/
Aelwan911/
Alhwan911/
Alwann911/
Allwang8384/
Agliwan8327/
Halwane8311/
Alwasin836/
Alhwain833/
Alwahan832/
Alwayne831/
Aalwane831/
Allwane831/
Alwanne831/
Alhlwan831/
Gallwan830/
Alban8035,149/
Elwan8025,845/
Alvan805,199/
Aluan80711/
Olwan80612/
Alwon8065/
Alwam806/
Alwanová772/
Alwaisen772/
Alwaigne771/
Gallwain770/
Halwasin770/
Galvan73321,011/
Helwan732,192/
Alvand732,036/
Albain73888/
Alvane73411/
Halban73266/
Albaan73202/
Oulwan73183/
Elwaan73127/
Allban73124/
Albean73122/
Haluan73121/
Galuan7388/
Elwain7358/
Alweyn7355/
Alvang7333/
Elwahn7327/
Halvan7321/
Alvain7314/
Aluang736/
Alluan735/
Alvant735/
Ehlwan734/
Alvann733/
Alwein732/
Alwone732/
Aluane732/
Albann732/
Ailuan732/
Olwane731/
Holwan731/
Alwhon731/
Ailvan731/
Alvasn731/
Alvean731/
Alwaim731/
Aluaan731/
Aliuan731/
Aalvan731/
Aalban731/
Atluan731/
Oilwan731/
Albhan731/
Alyuan731/
Elwahan67965/
Allwein67595/
Galvain67171/
Galvaan67142/
Alwasim6765/
Haluang6756/
Ailewon6753/
Alluang6728/
Haluhan6725/
Aluasin6714/
Galvann6711/
Halvane678/
Aalvane677/
Gallvan676/
Aluatin674/
Helwaun674/
Allwohn674/
Holwane674/
Atlewam673/
Alvasin673/
Hollwan672/
Halwein672/
Alvhamn672/
Halvang672/
Haluane672/
Ohlwang671/
Aslvant671/
Alvaten671/
Atiluan671/
Allwaim671/
Alwasem671/
Ailuang671/
Eallban671/
Aelwein670/
Ohlwain670/
Hallvan670/
Halluan670/
Gollwan670/

Alwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alwan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻠﻮﺍﻥlwan-
Alwan in the Marathi language
आलवानalavana57.14
अलवानalavana28.57
अलवणalavana14.29
Alwan in the Arabic language
العلوانallwan-
الوانalwan-
علوانlwan-

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