Arwan Surname

130,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Arwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,5531:51,8015,782
Iran6631:115,81110,943
Pakistan1361:1,313,55815,128
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Arwan (9,592) may also be a first name.

Arwan Last Name Facts

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

Arwan (Hindi: अरवान) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arwan is the 130,452nd most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,101,368 people. Arwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Arwan live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arwan is also the 63,028th most common first name worldwide, held by 9,592 people.

The surname Arwan is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,553 people, or 1 in 51,801. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 16 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 16 percent reside and Jakarta, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia Arwan occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 19 percent reside and Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.

Arwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Arwan last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harwan91289/
Airwan9111/
Arwane915/
Arzwan912/
Earwan911/
Arhwan911/
Arwain911/
Harwane833/
Arhwang831/
Aruan806,872/
Arban803,602/
Erwan801,680/
Arwam801,014/
Arvan80643/
Orwan80210/
Arwon8083/
Harwayne7747/
Earwayne771/
Arwangue771/
Arbain731,847/
Harban731,838/
Harvan731,750/
Arruan731,440/
Arvand731,237/
Garvan73853/
Erzwan73736/
Herwan73592/
Erwanh73106/
Arbaun73105/
Haruan7382/
Arbaan7369/
Arvant7330/
Aruane7325/
Aarban7323/
Erwann7314/
Aruang7314/
Arzuan7313/
Auruan7313/
Aaruan7312/
Arwein737/
Harwon737/
Erwain736/
Șarban735/
Eirwan734/
Arbhan734/
Airban733/
Garuan732/
Orwang732/
Arvang732/
Airuan732/
Earvan732/
Aurban731/
Aervan731/
Orwant731/
Arbean731/
Arvain731/
Arvane731/
Aeruan731/
Orwuan731/
Arwoin731/
Earban730/
Aruhane6765/
Arbaain6720/
Horwang6711/
Harbhan6711/
Harvane6710/
Harvang675/
Erwahan675/
Garvain675/
Harbean674/
Harvand674/
Harbain674/
Arvanne673/
Arruang673/
Arvasen672/
Ajrvand672/
Earwong672/
Harvant671/
Aarbanh671/
Aarvand671/
Arvaind671/
Earuand671/
Arouhan671/
Aruatin671/
Aarbaan671/
Garweyn671/
Harbann670/
Gourwan670/

Arwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arwan in the Hindi language
अरवानaravana33.33
अरवणaravana33.33
अर्वनarvana33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arwan
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