Ifwan Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Ifwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Ifwan (167) may also be a first name.

Ifwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ifwan occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Ifwan is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ifwan are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 708,111th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 167 people.

The last name Ifwan is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 2,874,982. In Indonesia Ifwan is mostly found in: Riau, where 80 percent reside, Bengkulu, where 7 percent reside and West Sumatra, where 7 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifwand914/
Jifwan911/
Ifhwan911/
Efwan804/
Ifwam801/
Ivwan801/
Ufwan801/
Hibwan731/
Ajfwank671/
Heffwan670/

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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 Ifwan
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