Cauwan Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Cauwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 32 | 1:890,030 | 5,708 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Cauwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cauwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cauwan (Hindi: चौवान) is most common in Nepal. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cauwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cauwan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Cauwan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Cauwan is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 890,030. In Nepal it is primarily concentrated in: Koshi, where 53 percent are found, Janakpur, where 25 percent are found and Mechi, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Nepal it exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cauwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cauwan in the Hindi language | ||
| चौवान | cauvana | - |
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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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- 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 Cauwan
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