Dhwan Surname

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

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dhwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India671:11,448,737210,278
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Dhwan (13) may also be a first name.

Dhwan Last Name Facts

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

Dhwan (Arabic: دهوان, Hindi: धवन, Marathi: धवन) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dhwan is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Dhwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Dhwan reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dhwan is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 11,448,737. In India Dhwan is mostly concentrated in: Delhi, where 69 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 15 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent are found. Apart from India it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwan892,176/
Dhwayne831/
Dwane801,526/
Dhvan8098/
Dwain8025/
Dhuan8025/
D'Wan809/
Dwean804/
Dwhan804/
Htwan804/
Dvhan803/
Dwaun803/
Dwuan801/
Hdwan801/
Dwayn801/
Tdwan801/
Thwan801/
Dwann800/
Thwane731,192/
Douhan73400/
Dwayne73390/
Duhant73147/
Dwaine7355/
Dwahan7315/
Dhvane737/
Duhand735/
Duhamn732/
D'Wang731/
Dwasen731/
Htwang731/
Htwane731/
Dwanne731/
Dhvhan731/
Dhuang731/
Dhuaan731/
Duhaun730/
Duan673,388,871/
Twan67332/
Douhane6742/
Dwam6741/
Douhain6713/
Dwon6710/
Duhatin676/
Dvan675/
Dban673/
Thwaane672/
Dwayneh672/
D'Huang671/
Dwainne671/
Duhasin671/
Douhant671/
Dwaynne670/

Dhwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhwan in the Hindi language
धवनdhavana-
Dhwan in the Marathi language
धवनdhavana62.5
ढवणdhavana37.5
Dhwan in the Arabic language
دهوانdhwan-

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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
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  • 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 Dhwan
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