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 carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dhwan is the 2,273,756th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name 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. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 11,448,737. In India it is primarily found in: Delhi, where 69 percent live, Maharashtra, where 15 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent live. Not including India this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

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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