Gorwan Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Gorwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 43 | 1:747,748 | 8,015 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Gorwan (10) may also be a first name.
Gorwan Demographics
Gorwan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gorwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gorwan is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gorwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Gorwan are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.
Gorwan is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 747,748. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Ghazni, where 49 percent live, Daykundi, where 47 percent live and Herat, where 2 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Gorwan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gorwan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gorwan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gorwan last name is chiefly Catholic (53%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghorwan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngorwan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gourwan | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kgorwane | 86 | 22 | / |
| Gorban | 83 | 9,338 | / |
| Garwan | 83 | 736 | / |
| Gorvan | 83 | 166 | / |
| Gurwan | 83 | 159 | / |
| Gerwan | 83 | 23 | / |
| Gorwam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gorwon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghorban | 77 | 15,072 | / |
| Gorbahn | 77 | 45 | / |
| Ngurwan | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gerwann | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gorwond | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gorbain | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gorwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorvean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gurwand | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ghourvan | 71 | 48 | / |
| Ghorbhan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gharwand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghorvand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goorhban | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garwayne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gharwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garban | 67 | 5,509 | / |
| Gurban | 67 | 1,804 | / |
| Gervan | 67 | 1,567 | / |
| Garvan | 67 | 853 | / |
| Garwon | 67 | 141 | / |
| Gorbon | 67 | 32 | / |
| Görban | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gurvan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Guruan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gârban | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garuan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geruan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorvon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorbań | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorbán | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurwon | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gorwan
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