Where Does The Last Name Baiwan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Baiwan (Oriya: େବୖୱାନ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baiwan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Baiwan is the 1,628,521^st most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Baiwan occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Baiwan reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 64,101^st most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 9,355 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 70,291. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 35 percent are found, East Sepik, where 34 percent are found and West New Britain, where 25 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Baiwan exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 4 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.