Chiwan Surname
Approximately 368 people bear this surname
Chiwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 138 | 1:511,872 | 89,138 |
| Peru | 115 | 1:276,384 | 10,837 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chiwan (172) may also be a first name.
Chiwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiwan (Marathi: चौहान) is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chiwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 772,238th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname Chiwan is mostly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Chiwan live; 38 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Tai-Asia. Chiwan is also the 696,764th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 172 people.
It is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 511,872. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Nakhon Pathom Province, where 43 percent reside, Bangkok, where 22 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Thailand Chiwan occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chiwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chiwan in the Marathi language | ||
| चौहान | cauhana | - |
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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 Chiwan
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