Biswan Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Suriname

Biswan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biswan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India401:19,176,635286,670
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Biswan (78) may also be a first name.

Biswan Last Name Facts

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

Biswan (Oriya: ବିାନ) has its highest incidence in India. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Biswan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Biswan is the 2,293,424th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Biswan are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 78 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 19,176,635. In India it is most numerous in: Assam, where 25 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 20 percent live and West Bengal, where 15 percent live. Outside of India it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent live and Suriname, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biswane92228/
Biswang9222/
Bishwan9213/
Bisswan929/
Biswain923/
Bhiswan921/
Baiswan921/
Biswand920/
Bisswang8617/
Biswaten8610/
Bitswane868/
Biswam8312/
Bisuan8312/
Bisvan836/
Beswan835/
Bizwan834/
Biswassen8031/
Boisban7721/
Bishvan7711/
Bishban776/
Bißwang771/
Bayswan771/
Bittschwan754/
Biswassing751/
Biswassingh715/
Bheeswan713/
Bajshwan712/
Bichwain710/
Visvan6721/
Besuan675/
Bezwan674/
Bizuan671/
Bisbon671/
Visban671/
Bisvam671/
Bheeshwan671/

Biswan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Biswan in the Oriya language
ବିାନbiana-

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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
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  • 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 Biswan
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