Bahwan Surname
Approximately 520 people bear this surname
Bahwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 222 | 1:119,033 | 6,599 |
| Oman | 193 | 1:19,109 | 1,848 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Bahwan (198) may also be a first name.
Bahwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bahwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bahwan (Hindi: भावना) is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bahwan.
How Common Is The Last Name Bahwan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 598,302nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Bahwan are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Bahwan is also the 644,447th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 198 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 119,033. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: 'Amran Governorate, where 97 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent reside and Dhamar Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Yemen this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Oman, where 37 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bahwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bahwan in the Hindi language | ||
| भावना | bhavana | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Bahwan
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