Dwang Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Dwang (11) may also be a first name.

Dwang Last Name Facts

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

Dwang (Marathi: डवंग) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwang? popularity and diffusion

Dwang is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Dwang are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Dwang exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
D'Wang911/
Dwangke839/
Duang80513/
Dwong8096/
Twang8022/
Dvang805/
Dbang804/
Thwang735/
Duangc734/
Duangk733/
Dåvang732/
Dhbang731/
D'Wong731/
Htwang731/
Dhuang731/
Duangt731/
Twasing6770/
Duasing6740/
Duangth671/
Duangch671/
Twaseng671/
Duangke671/
Duating671/
D'Huang671/
D'Bahng671/

Dwang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dwang in the Marathi language
डवंगdavanga66.67
दवंगdavanga33.33

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dwang
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