Atwan Surname

24,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Atwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq10,7731:3,251360
Egypt5,4911:16,7431,955
Thailand1,3541:52,1706,182
Saudi Arabia1,3521:22,8223,209
Jordan8981:9,8471,814
Syria8511:22,6801,622
Palestine6161:7,3841,568
Israel1161:73,7739,034
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Romania571:352,24330,194
United Arab Emirates461:199,18013,980
Yemen201:1,321,26511,943
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
England111:5,065,278148,650
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Atwan (1,122) may also be a first name.

Atwan Last Name Facts

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

Atwan (Arabic: عطوان) occurs most in Iraq. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Atwan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atwan? popularity and diffusion

Atwan is the 24,590th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 331,855 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Atwan live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 60 percent live in Levant. It is also the 237,992nd most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 1,122 people.

The surname is most common in Iraq, where it is borne by 10,773 people, or 1 in 3,251. Other than Iraq this surname is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 25 percent reside and Thailand, where 6 percent reside.

Atwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Atwan last name is chiefly Syriac Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Atwan are 15.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.97% registered to vote for the party.

Atwan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atwane91144/
Attwan91131/
Hatwan9148/
Atwain9115/
Athwan915/
Aitwan911/
Atwean911/
Hathwan8327/
Athwain8316/
Atwasin838/
Gathwan835/
Athwane834/
Atwaine832/
Hattwan831/
Hatwann830/
Adwan8033,383/
Atuan80899/
Otwan8083/
Atwon8061/
Etwan808/
Atwam807/
Atwachin7782/
Aathwane772/
Attwatin771/
Otwane732,697/
Hadwan732,185/
Atwong73412/
Atuang73231/
Othwan7372/
Athuan7336/
Gatuan7330/
Adwaan7330/
Adwand7321/
Hatuan7310/
Astwam734/
Adwane734/
Aidwan732/
Adhwan732/
Eadwan732/
Autuan731/
Aatuan731/
Audwan731/
Etwean731/
Etwaan731/
Eitwan731/
Atweam731/
Atuane731/
Atwoon731/
Hatwong6794/
Aituang6720/
Addwane677/
Oustwan676/
Hadhwan675/
Gadhwan674/
Eadwang673/
Aytuhan673/
Othwain672/
Atweine671/
Adwasen671/
Gaituan671/
Gatuhan671/
Ottwane671/
Attwein671/
Aidewan671/
Othwang671/
Aatwong671/
Aidwang671/
Hastuan671/
Aithuan671/
Atuahne671/
Hathwon670/
Hathuan670/

Atwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atwan in the Arabic language
عطوانtwan-

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