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 carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bahwan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 598,302nd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Bahwan reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 644,447th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 198 people.
This last name is most frequent in Yemen, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 119,033. In Yemen Bahwan is most prevalent in: 'Amran Governorate, where 97 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent reside and Dhamar Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found 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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