Dewan Surname

3,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Nepal

Dewan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh85,9731:1,854186
India31,1761:24,6041,857
Nepal15,7981:1,803264
Pakistan8,5451:20,9061,181
United States2,1021:172,43517,384
Egypt1,0371:88,6567,732
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Canada6411:57,4816,790
United Arab Emirates5871:15,6091,892
England5171:107,77211,228
Iran4411:174,11014,638
Indonesia3601:367,35931,549
Nigeria3441:514,95025,488
Australia2731:98,88511,203
Kuwait2601:14,6181,974
Qatar2151:10,9671,206
Hong Kong1971:37,236652
Malaysia1961:150,4819,410
Mauritius1791:7,2261,490
Afghanistan1781:180,6363,558
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
Thailand841:840,933134,389
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Trinidad and Tobago521:26,2302,834
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Guyana421:18,1482,339
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Wales291:106,7088,358
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Cyprus201:44,2444,510
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Guam161:10,0081,526
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Oman141:263,4264,299
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Norway81:642,78647,258
China61:227,886,92811,701
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

Dewan (61,962) may also be a first name.

Dewan Last Name Facts

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

Dewan (Bengali: দেওয়ান, Hindi: दीवान, Marathi: देवान, Oriya: େଦୱାନ, Tibetan: དི་ཝན་) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dewan.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,319 people. The last name Dewan is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Dewan are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Dewan is also the 15,462nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 61,962 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 85,973 people, or 1 in 1,854. Other than Bangladesh it is found in 79 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent live and Nepal, where 10 percent live.

Dewan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dewan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dewan surname rose 1,523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,721 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 61 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dewan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dewan surname is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dewan last name are 7.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dewan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.16% less than the national average, earning €6,257 per year; in Norway they earn 182.82% more than the national average, earning 978,794 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.32% more than the national average, earning R 333,444 per year; in United States they earn 26.85% more than the national average, earning $54,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $56,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deewan912,944/
Dewane91808/
Deawan91644/
Dewuan9195/
Daewan9152/
Dewain9132/
Dewaan9121/
Dewann9112/
Dejwan9112/
Dewean918/
Dhewan917/
Deiwan915/
Deywan914/
Dewwan914/
Diewan914/
Dewaun911/
Dewayn911/
Dewhan910/
Dewaine8386/
Dewasne8316/
Dechwan838/
Dheewan837/
Deewane836/
Daehwan835/
Dewanne834/
Dhewant833/
Dewatne833/
Deewang832/
Dewayne831/
Deswain831/
Deawane831/
Dehwand831/
Dewaten831/
Deewank831/
Deewean831/
Deswann830/
Dewaunn830/
Diwan8031,281/
Devan8021,027/
Dawan807,417/
Deban804,989/
Dowan801,590/
Dywan80866/
Djwan80131/
Dewon8080/
Dewam8073/
Deawayne775/
Deewayne772/
Dewangne771/
Dewuasen771/
De'wayne771/
Deschwan771/
Deachwan771/
Deewaing771/
Dhawan7327,509/
Dheban7313,883/
Devane737,262/
Devgan734,533/
Daiwan731,437/
Devang731,326/
Debaun731,042/
Debain73839/
Diwane73828/
Dowhan73821/
Devant73741/
Dejuan73535/
Dahwan73426/
Dejban73386/
Dewein73215/
Daywan73162/
Devaan73127/
Doywan73117/
Deevan73108/
Deeban7374/
Devaun7369/
Dhevan7359/
Dajwan7359/
Dibean7350/
Devajn7346/
Davean7339/
Dhowan7337/
Devand7336/
Deawon7336/
Devain7334/
Dhiwan7334/
Debaan7332/
Deiban7330/
Detvan7324/
Dawaan7324/
Deivan7321/
Dewoon7319/
Dywane7317/
Deyuan7317/
Debhan7315/
Deavan7313/
Devann7312/
Dawain7312/
Devean7311/
Deweyn737/
Dewone737/
Debajn737/
Dawwan737/
Debean736/
Desvan736/
Divean736/
Dohwan736/
Diwuan736/
Daewon735/
Deavon735/
Dowain735/
Diewon735/
Diwaan734/
Dawhan733/
Debann733/
Deyban733/
Diwean733/
Dowann732/
Dewhon732/
Hdeban732/
Dujwan732/
Desuan732/
Dawaun732/
Dehvan732/
Dewoun732/
Deyvan732/
Deabon731/
Debayn731/
Dowaan731/
Dowean731/
Dowahn731/
Tdiwan731/
Tdowan731/
Diwayn731/
Dejvan731/
Dyswan731/
Devayn731/
Dewoin731/
Dievan731/
Deewon731/
Dewuon731/
Daawan731/
Dewham730/
Dovean730/
Dawean730/
Devanne671,075/
Diwatin67350/
Deewong67294/
Devaine67228/
Devhane67101/
Dewonck6757/
Deweine6746/
Devajne6736/
Devasin6728/
Devasen6724/
Dehwein6724/
Devannd6718/
Desuant6718/
Dewattinne6717/
Dhaawan6716/
Dhowain6711/
Dahawan6711/
Deesuan6711/
Dhevane6710/
Devangh679/
Devaung679/
Dhevand677/
D'Evant677/
Devandh676/
Dechuan675/
Hdeiban675/
Deevaan674/
Deevane674/
Dheevan674/
Desvant674/
Devayne673/
Daiwane673/
Deebanh673/
Deshuan672/
Deavane672/
Deyvant672/
Dywaine672/
Devatin671/
Dihwane671/
Devauhn671/
Devgaan671/
Devgann671/
Dewoung671/
Dewoyne671/
Devankk671/
Dhawann671/
Dhawean671/
Dhevang671/
Deeuane671/
Deevang671/
Deaboin671/
Deavone671/
Deawong671/
Deahwon671/
De'baun671/
De'vane671/
Daywane671/
Deawoun671/
Dawahan671/
Devahan671/
Dowhann671/
Devacin671/
Dechwon671/
Diwayne670/
Debeaun670/
Deavean670/
Debaunn670/
Devantt670/

Dewan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dewan in the Bengali language
দেওয়ানde'oyana98.21
Dewan in the Oriya language
େଦୱାନedawana96.85
େଦୱାନ୍edawan0.63
Dewan in the Hindi language
दीवानdivana63.16
दिवानdivana26.32
देवानdevana6.77
देवनdevana3.01
Dewan in the Tibetan language
དི་ཝན་diwen57.89
དེ་ཝན་déwen31.58
བདེ་ཝན།déwen5.26
བདེ་ཝན་déwen5.26
Dewan in the Marathi language
देवानdevana43.43
देवनdevana38.38
देवणdevana14.14
देमाणाdemana2.02
डेवनdevana2.02

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