Girwan Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Girwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
India131:59,005,029552,550
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Girwan (81) may also be a first name.

Girwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Girwan is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Girwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,152,526th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Girwan live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,068,082nd most common forename worldwide, held by 81 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 4,357,168. In Pakistan Girwan is most common in: Sindh, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

Girwan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Girwan has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Girwan last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Girwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Girwan last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girwayne863/
Girvan834,601/
Sirwan83611/
Grewan83256/
Girban83229/
Gurwan83159/
Zirwan8326/
Gerwan8323/
Jirwan8320/
Giruan832/
Ghirvan7734/
Gerwann7714/
Jairwan7713/
Suirwan777/
Ghirban771/
Sairwan771/
Sgirban771/
Girbean771/
Grewhan770/
Ghirvand7113/
Dzierwan7112/
Guerwane713/
Gerwayne712/
Gervan671,567/
Serwan67799/
Gerban67426/
Sirvan67139/
Jerwan67107/
Girbon6773/
Siruan6754/
Grevan6745/
Gurvan6715/
Gîrban6713/
Grewon679/
Jiruan678/
Guruan677/
Geruan672/
Gîrvan671/
Sirwon671/
Jirvan671/
Gerwon671/
Gurwon671/
Cirvan671/
Srewan671/
Zerwan671/
Girvon670/

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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 Girwan
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