Kamwan Surname
Approximately 716 people bear this surname
Kamwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 359 | 1:79,334 | 1,876 |
| Thailand | 293 | 1:241,087 | 40,878 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kamwan (174) may also be a first name.
Kamwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamwan is held by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 469,321st most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,178,137 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Kamwan are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kamwan is also the 692,220th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 174 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 79,334. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Mechi, where 89 percent are found, Koshi, where 10 percent are found and Bagmati, where 1 percent are found. Besides Nepal this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 41 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khamwan | 92 | 4,701 | / |
| Kaimwan | 92 | 10 | / |
| Kamwhan | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kamwean | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaamwan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kammwan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khamhwan | 86 | 12 | / |
| Khamwhan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kamweang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Khamwanh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaumwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamwaine | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamuan | 83 | 20 | / |
| Komwan | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kamvan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Camwan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kemwan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kamwon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khamwaing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khomwan | 77 | 446 | / |
| Khamuan | 77 | 199 | / |
| Khamwon | 77 | 152 | / |
| Khemwan | 77 | 64 | / |
| Khamvan | 77 | 19 | / |
| Koomwan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kamvanh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Komwatn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamvang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kammuan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Camwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamwoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamwond | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamwoin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaumban | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kambann | 77 | 1 | / |
| Komhwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khamuang | 71 | 160 | / |
| Khamhuan | 71 | 119 | / |
| Kammuang | 71 | 66 | / |
| Khammuan | 71 | 49 | / |
| Kaimuang | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khomwang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khomhwan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khamvanh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaummuan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khamhvan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kamouhan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kamhuang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kamweine | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaumwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamwamg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camban | 67 | 284 | / |
| Khaimuang | 67 | 265 | / |
| Camuan | 67 | 176 | / |
| Khamweing | 67 | 17 | / |
| Camvan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Komvan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kammhuang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Comwan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamuon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Komuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qamban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamvon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khommhwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemwon | 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 Kamwan
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