Birwan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Birwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Birwan (38) may also be a first name.

Birwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birwan is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Birwan is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Birwan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Birwan reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Birwan is also the 1,662,754th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 38 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 8,816,613. In Indonesia Birwan is most numerous in: East Java, where 93 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bairwan9248/
Bhirwan921/
Bierwann860/
Berwan8359/
Biruan8359/
Birban8355/
Biruhan7719/
Bairuan7712/
Bairvan7710/
Vairwan778/
Birvand775/
Beirvan774/
Birbhan772/
Berwane772/
Birbaun771/
Birhvan771/
Beirvand71423/
Birrvand712/
Bierwein710/
Virban67642/
Beruan67492/
Byrban6780/
Berban6773/
Virvan6717/
Bervan676/
Birbon672/
Viruan671/

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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 Birwan
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