Giriwan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Uganda

Giriwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giriwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Giriwan (5) may also be a first name.

Giriwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giriwan (Marathi: गीरीवान) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Giriwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Giriwan live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 5 people.

The surname Giriwan is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 132,249,194. In Indonesia Giriwan is mostly found in: Papua, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giriwain934/
Siriwan8611,593/
Girivan862/
Geriwan861/
Guriwan861/
Girivain801/
Sirriwan801/
Siriwain801/
Jitriwan801/
Girrivan800/
Jittriwan751/
Gurewan7171/
Giribon7160/
Sirivan7146/
Seriwan7132/
Zirivan716/
Guruwan714/
Giribón712/
Ziriban711/
Jirewan711/
Jeriwan711/
Gurivan710/
Guruwain671/
Sirivanh671/
Gureewan671/
Gurrivan670/

Giriwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Giriwan in the Marathi language
गीरीवानgirivana-

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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 Giriwan
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