Irwan Surname

25,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Irwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia19,6871:6,718870
Malaysia8861:33,2892,820
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Poland481:791,84963,527
Australia431:627,80744,139
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Irwan (176,992) may also be a first name.

Irwan Last Name Facts

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

Irwan is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Irwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,870th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 350,245 people. The surname Irwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Irwan live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Irwan is also the 5,940th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 176,992 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 19,687 people, or 1 in 6,718. In Indonesia Irwan is mostly found in: West Java, where 30 percent reside, East Java, where 9 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 9 percent reside. Not including Indonesia Irwan occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside and Singapore, where 0 percent reside.

Irwan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Irwan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Irwan surname grew 420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Irwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Irwan last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Irwan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirwan91208/
Yirwan9122/
Irwahn9121/
Jirwan9120/
Airwan9111/
Eirwan914/
Irzwan913/
Irwane913/
Irhwan911/
Irwain911/
Ierwan911/
Hirwane8341/
Irwanhs835/
Irwasen832/
Irwanth831/
Irvan805,008/
Erwan801,680/
Urwan80647/
Irban80480/
Iruan80133/
Jrwan808/
Irwon802/
Girvan734,601/
Erzwan73736/
Herwan73592/
Erwanh73106/
Hirvan7331/
Irvand7319/
Hiruan7317/
Irvang7315/
Jirban7314/
Erwann7314/
Irvane7312/
Jiruan738/
Erwain736/
Irzuan736/
Hirban735/
Isruan734/
Irvant734/
Țirban734/
Airban733/
Irbaan733/
Erwane733/
Irbhan732/
Irruan732/
Giruan732/
Airuan732/
Irwein731/
Jirvan731/
Irbain731/
Ioruan731/
Iruang731/
Ieruan731/
Eirvan731/
Earwan731/
Hurwan731/
Yirban731/
Irwoin730/
Iorhuan67133/
Jirvand6728/
Gerwann6714/
Erwaine678/
Iorvaan676/
Erwahan675/
Irvaine672/
Herwant672/
Hirvane672/
Hirweun671/
Hurwain671/
Iruhaan671/
Yirbain671/
Herwamn671/

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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 Irwan
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