Bilawan Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bilawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bilawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1441:703,04371,385
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bilawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bilawan (Hindi: बिलवान) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilawan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Bilawan reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 703,043. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Caraga, where 27 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 19 percent live and Central Visayas, where 18 percent live. Not including The Philippines this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bilawan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bilawan in the Hindi language
बिलवानbilavana-

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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
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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 Bilawan
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