Blawan Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Blawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

Blawan (31) may also be a first name.

Blawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blawan is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blawan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blawan is the 2,273,756th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Blawan are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Blawan is also the 1,874,099th most common first name internationally It is held by 31 people.

Blawan is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 921,695. In Malaysia Blawan is most common in: Sarawak, where 69 percent are found, Johor, where 13 percent are found and Penang, where 13 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 40 percent are found and The Philippines, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blawang9213/
Blauwan921/
Bellawan867/
Blaban832/
Blawon831/
Blavan831/
Billiawan8011/
Blawein7714/
Blavant772/
Blaywon771/
Blavhan770/
Blehwan770/
Vellawan7113/
Blaavand719/
Bellaban711/
Blowhean711/
Bellavan711/
Bellgowan6745/
Blabon6737/
Blowon6715/
Bellavane673/
Billajuan671/
Bellavand671/
Blavon671/
Bellavann671/
Bellavanc671/
Blevan670/

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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 Blawan
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