Fawan Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Fawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Fawan (1,048) may also be a first name.

Fawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fawan (Arabic: فوان) is found most in Indonesia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fawan is the 1,364,059th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. Fawan is predominantly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Fawan reside; 60 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 60 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Fawan is also the 247,388th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 1,048 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 1,202,265. In Indonesia Fawan is mostly concentrated in: West Papua, where 89 percent are found, East Java, where 7 percent are found and West Kalimantan, where 3 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 26 percent are found and Egypt, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fawann911,739/
Fahwan917/
Fawane913/
Faiwan912/
Fajwan911/
Fawhan911/
Fauwan911/
Fawahan838/
Fahwang832/
Fawasin831/
Favan80101/
Fowan8036/
Fewan8029/
Faban8026/
Vawan8016/
Fawon8015/
Fawam805/
Phawan73385/
Favand73379/
Fasuan73339/
Fabean73202/
Favant7394/
Fabain7350/
Fajvan7338/
Favain7334/
Fabaan7327/
Favane7319/
Fowane7315/
Favang7315/
Faivan7312/
Foowan737/
Faiban734/
Fowain733/
Fayuan733/
Foswan732/
Fasvan732/
Fauwam731/
Fawone731/
Fahvan731/
Fajuan731/
Vaiwan731/
Fowand731/
Fabhan731/
Foewan731/
Fawoun731/
Vawean731/
Faaban731/
Fayban730/
Vawhan730/
Phaiwan67300/
Fauvain6743/
Phawane6721/
Fashuan679/
Fayuang679/
Fayuant678/
Fowhand677/
Faiwong673/
Fahwong673/
Faisuan672/
Fawoung671/
Faijuan671/
Fehwean671/
Vhawhan671/
Faubain671/

Fawan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fawan in the Arabic language
فوانfwan-

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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 Fawan
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