Firwan Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Firwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Firwan (162) may also be a first name.

Firwan Last Name Facts

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

Firwan occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. Firwan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Firwan live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Firwan is also the 720,105th most common first name on earth, borne by 162 people.

Firwan is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 2,204,153. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Sumatra, where 62 percent reside, Jambi, where 15 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 12 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fierzwan861/
Frewan8351/
Firban8321/
Furwan833/
Firuan832/
Ferwan831/
Virwan831/
Vairwan778/
Firzuan773/
Fairban770/
Fairbain7131/
Fairuang711/
Fairbahn711/
Fairbean710/
Fervan6725/
Virvan6717/
Ferban679/
Firbon677/
Feruan671/
Viruan671/
Furvan671/
Furuan671/

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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 Firwan
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