Bakwan Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Bakwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Bakwan (23) may also be a first name.

Bakwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bakwan is found most frequently in Iraq. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakwan? popularity and diffusion

Bakwan is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Bakwan live; 61 percent live in West Asia and 52 percent live in Levant. Bakwan is also the 2,239,265th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,188,853. Barring Iraq it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Bakwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bankwan9218/
Bakwane9213/
Baukwan921/
Bakhwan921/
Baukhwan865/
Bakwaane862/
Bakhwain862/
Bakgwang861/
Bagwan8316,890/
Bokwan839/
Bakuan838/
Baqwan831/
Bhagwan7713,024/
Baghwan77283/
Bokwane7747/
Bagwang7738/
Bagwaan7736/
Baagwan7724/
Bahgwan7715/
Bagwane775/
Bagwhan774/
Baggwan772/
Baigwan772/
Bankuan771/
Hbagwan771/
Basgwan771/
Bagwand771/
Bagwean771/
Bagkuan771/
Bakuang771/
Bhagwane71125/
Boonkwan7198/
Bhokwane7115/
Bhagwaan7111/
Baagwaan718/
Baughwan717/
Boukhwan714/
Bahagwan713/
Bhaghwan713/
Bagwaine712/
Bhaagwan712/
Bonnkwan711/
Baghwaan711/
Bhagwann711/
Bhaqwant711/
Baghwand711/
Bagvan6780,604/
Bagban672,570/
Baguan671,807/
Baaghwaan67119/
Bagwam6731/
Begwan6721/
Bakwom6714/
Bangkuhan6712/
Bokuan675/
Bokwam674/
Bocwan673/
Bacuan673/
Bookkwang671/
Boonkwuan671/
Bhaygwant671/
Bhagweant671/
Bhaghwand671/
Bashghwan671/
Bassghwan671/
Becwan670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bakwan
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