Giwan Surname
Approximately 255 people bear this surname
Giwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Philippines | 83 | 1:1,219,738 | 95,055 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Giwan (253) may also be a first name.
Giwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giwan (Arabic: قيوان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﻮﺍﻥ, Hindi: गीवाना, Oriya: ଜୀୱନ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giwan? popularity and diffusion
Giwan is the 1,001,271st most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Giwan reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Giwan is also the 560,146th most common first name at a global level, borne by 253 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 1,247,634. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Jakarta, where 72 percent live, West Nusa Tenggara, where 25 percent live and Papua, where 2 percent live. Other than Indonesia it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 33 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Giwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Giwan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻴﻮﺍﻥ | jywan | - |
| Giwan in the Hindi language | ||
| गीवाना | givana | - |
| Giwan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜୀୱନ | jiwana | 33.33 |
| ଜୀବନ | jibana | 33.33 |
| ଜିୱାନ | jiwana | 33.33 |
| Giwan in the Arabic language | ||
| قيوان | qywan | - |
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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 Giwan
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