Guwan Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Guwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Guwan (91) may also be a first name.

Guwan Last Name Facts

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

Guwan (Hindi: गुवान) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guwan is the 1,385,851st most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Guwan are found; 51 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 51 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Guwan is also the 998,282nd most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 91 people.

The surname Guwan is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 1,717,522. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 45 percent are found, West Papua, where 38 percent are found and Riau Islands, where 8 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guwane9111/
Guwaan913/
Guwain911/
Gouwan911/
Gujwan911/
Gauwan911/
Gauwain8373/
Gauwane8317/
Gouwane832/
Guswane831/
Gowan806,915/
Guban804,353/
Giwan80255/
Guvan8098/
Guwam8056/
Guwon8028/
Guschwan7719/
Kguswane776/
Guswatin772/
Gauuan73241/
Ghuban73189/
Gouban73159/
Gauban73145/
Gauvan73134/
Gouvan7362/
Nguvan7345/
Goewan7325/
Gubain7317/
Guvhan7312/
Cgowan7312/
Gouwam7310/
Guvane738/
Gusvan736/
Guwein736/
Gujban735/
Gowain734/
Gujuan733/
Gowaan732/
Gubaan731/
Guvang731/
Giwaan731/
Guwond731/
Ghiwan731/
Gowann731/
Guvayn731/
Giwain731/
Gubhan731/
Ghuvan731/
Gowahn731/
Gutvan730/
Gowean730/
Gauvain672,257/
Guhuang6793/
Guvhane6748/
Nguvaan6717/
Guchuan6714/
Gutvajn6713/
Gauvane6710/
Gaubain675/
Gubahan673/
Gouvang672/
Gousuan672/
Ghubain671/
Ghouban671/
Kcgowan671/
Gauvhan671/
Goujuan671/
Guwuone671/
Ngouwon671/
Gouvain671/
Gujvane671/
Guzsvan671/
Goewann670/

Guwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guwan in the Hindi language
गुवानguvana-

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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
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  • 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 Guwan
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