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 last name Chiwan (Marathi: चौहान) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwan? popularity and diffusion
Chiwan is the 772,238th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. Chiwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Chiwan reside; 38 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Chiwan is also the 696,764th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 172 people.
The surname is most common in Thailand, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 511,872. In Thailand Chiwan is mostly found in: Nakhon Pathom Province, where 43 percent reside, Bangkok, where 22 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 17 percent reside. Barring Thailand Chiwan is found 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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