Bachwan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Egypt

Bachwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bachwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bachwan (13) may also be a first name.

Bachwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bachwan (Hindi: बछवान) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bachwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Bachwan reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name on earth, held by 13 people.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is most numerous in: Uttarkhand, where 63 percent are found, Bihar, where 13 percent are found and Delhi, where 13 percent are found. Outside of India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Bachwan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bachwan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bachhwan9318/
Bauchwan930/
Bashwan8648/
Bahswan8634/
Bachvan865/
Bakhwan861/
Bechwan861/
Bhashwan8010,024/
Bahshwan80408/
Bahaswan80158/
Baichuan808/
Baukhwan805/
Baashwan803/
Bakhwain802/
Bajshwan802/
Bachwaim800/
Bazwan77509/
Baswan77273/
Bacuan773/
Bocwan773/
Bahashwan752,417/
Baahshwan751/
Bahsuan7158/
Beyschwang7133/
Baswane7116/
Bashvan717/
Bhaswan715/
Bashuan715/
Bhojwan714/
Basswan713/
Bechuan712/
Bakhvan712/
Vashwan712/
Bashban711/
Bazwaan711/
Bayswan711/
Bahashwaan711/
Baahashwan711/
Baiswan711/
Bahçıvan673,893/
Beichuan6713/
Bochuang676/
Boukhwan674/
Baaswant671/
Boschvan671/
Boshwane671/
Bashvand671/
Basouhan671/
Boochuan671/
Boojhwan671/

Bachwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bachwan in the Hindi language
बछवानbachavana50
बचावनbacavana25
बचवानbacavana25

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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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  • 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 Bachwan
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