Belwan Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Belwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Belwan (21) may also be a first name.

Belwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Belwan (Hindi: बेलवान) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Belwan? popularity and diffusion

Belwan is the 2,776,799th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Belwan live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

It is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 2,354,377. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 56 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 14 percent are found and Caraga, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belwane9226/
Belwang9223/
Behlwan929/
Belhwan921/
Beelwan921/
Beilwan920/
Bhelwane866/
Begliwan863/
Beluan83646/
Bilwan8378/
Belwon8336/
Belban8310/
Bhlwan832/
Bijlwan77377/
Beluang77261/
Bellwon77150/
Beluhan77140/
Bilwane77133/
Belluan775/
Bailwan773/
Beluand771/
Bilwang771/
Beeluan771/
Bheluan771/
Bellvan770/
Bluan737/
Blban735/
Bilwayne711/
Beeluane711/
Bilwanth711/
Bellvand711/
Billwand711/
Bailewan711/
Bilban67631/
Biluan67605/
Belbon6728/
Bilwam673/
Veluan672/
Beluon671/
Bluang671/
Belwoń671/

Belwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belwan in the Hindi language
बेलवानbelavana-

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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 Belwan
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