Garwan Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Garwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Indonesia821:1,612,795106,468
Pakistan821:2,178,58420,204
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
India131:59,005,029552,550
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Garwan (184) may also be a first name.

Garwan Last Name Facts

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

Garwan (Hindi: गर्वान, Marathi: गरवान, Oriya: ଗାରବାନ୍) is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Garwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Garwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 459,064th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Garwan reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Garwan is also the 671,014th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 184 people.

It is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 59,682. Apart from Saudi Arabia Garwan exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.

Garwan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Garwan has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Garwan last name rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gharwang861/
Gharwand861/
Garwayne861/
Garban835,509/
Garvan83853/
Garwon83141/
Gorwan8347/
Gerwan8323/
Garuan832/
Gharban77241/
Gerwann7714/
Garvang7712/
Garbean7711/
Garhban7710/
Garvane777/
Garbaan775/
Garvain775/
Garbain773/
Gaurban773/
Garuang773/
Garweyn771/
Garuane771/
Ghorwan771/
Garvant771/
Ngorwan771/
Gourwan770/
Cgarvan770/
Kgorwane7122/
Garvanne719/
Kgaruane714/
Garweyne713/
Gharbain711/
Gaurwein710/
Garzwein710/
Gorban679,338/
Gervan671,567/
Gorvan67166/
Garbon67134/
Garvanova6796/
Garvon6755/
Görban6716/
Garbán674/
Geruan672/
Gârban672/
Garwassem671/
Garvăn671/
Gorwam671/
Gerwon671/
Garbań671/
Garbàn671/
Gorwon671/

Garwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garwan in the Oriya language
ଗାରବାନ୍garaban-
Garwan in the Marathi language
गरवानgaravana-
Garwan in the Hindi language
गर्वानgarvana75
गर्वाणgarvana25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garwan
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