Kahwan Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kahwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Kahwan (25) may also be a first name.
Kahwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kahwan is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kahwan is the 5,812,366th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kahwan live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,136,160th most common forename globally. It is borne by 25 people.
Kahwan is most frequent in Yemen, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,936,144. Without taking into account Yemen it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 9 percent reside and Pakistan, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Kahwan
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