Gawan Surname
Approximately 3,242 people bear this surname
Gawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 975 | 1:181,685 | 11,138 |
| Philippines | 966 | 1:104,801 | 18,238 |
| Malaysia | 607 | 1:48,590 | 3,852 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Gawan (1,264) may also be a first name.
Gawan Demographics
Average Gawan Salary in
United States
$36,279 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gawan (Hindi: गवन, Marathi: गावंड, Oriya: ଗାଆଁଣ, Tibetan: དགའ་ཝན་) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 138,079th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,247,855 people. The last name Gawan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Gawan are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 30 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gawan is also the 221,982nd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 1,264 people.
The surname Gawan is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 975 people, or 1 in 181,685. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 58 percent are found, Gombe, where 7 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Gawan occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 30 percent are found and Malaysia, where 19 percent are found.
Gawan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gawan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gawan surname rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gawan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gawan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Gawan are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
Gawan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.92% less than the national average, earning $36,279 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gawan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gawan in the Marathi language | ||
| गावंड | gavanda | - |
| Gawan in the Hindi language | ||
| गवन | gavana | 83.33 |
| Gawan in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགའ་ཝན་ | gawen | 50 |
| གཱ་ཝཱན་ | gawen | 50 |
| Gawan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଆଁଣ | ga'amna | 50 |
| ଗଁାଆଣ | gama'ana | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Gawan
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