Alwan Surname
Approximately 337,369 people bear this surname
Alwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 266,973 | 1:131 | 22 |
| Yemen | 37,594 | 1:703 | 97 |
| Egypt | 8,664 | 1:10,611 | 1,272 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,492 | 1:6,869 | 956 |
| Palestine | 2,642 | 1:1,722 | 337 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| Syria | 2,274 | 1:8,488 | 818 |
| Lebanon | 2,231 | 1:2,527 | 477 |
| Indonesia | 1,937 | 1:68,275 | 7,367 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,792 | 1:5,113 | 640 |
| Jordan | 1,322 | 1:6,689 | 1,314 |
| Iran | 1,158 | 1:66,306 | 6,986 |
| United States | 628 | 1:577,164 | 47,275 |
| Israel | 544 | 1:15,731 | 2,358 |
| Kuwait | 501 | 1:7,586 | 1,062 |
| Bahrain | 397 | 1:3,397 | 571 |
| Djibouti | 250 | 1:3,660 | 313 |
| Sweden | 222 | 1:44,355 | 3,494 |
| England | 147 | 1:379,034 | 26,619 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Canada | 113 | 1:326,067 | 29,799 |
| Denmark | 91 | 1:62,030 | 6,253 |
| Afghanistan | 70 | 1:459,331 | 6,045 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Tunisia | 37 | 1:16,503 | 2,651 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Venezuela | 32 | 1:943,877 | 14,561 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Alwan (19,247) may also be a first name.
Alwan Demographics
Alwan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
Alwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alwan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻠﻮﺍﻥ | lwan | - |
| Alwan in the Marathi language | ||
| आलवान | alavana | 57.14 |
| अलवान | alavana | 28.57 |
| अलवण | alavana | 14.29 |
| Alwan in the Arabic language | ||
| العلوان | allwan | - |
| الوان | alwan | - |
| علوان | lwan | - |
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