Karwan Surname

112,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Poland

Karwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,1901:77,2576,997
Indonesia1,1041:119,79112,081
Poland8391:45,3027,125
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Iran1611:476,91028,814
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Jordan991:89,3186,714
India741:10,365,748197,751
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Syria181:1,072,2796,957
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Austria161:532,21549,801
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England141:3,979,861125,553
Palestine121:379,07111,768
France111:6,038,429280,838
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Karwan (7,461) may also be a first name.

Karwan Last Name Facts

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

Karwan (Arabic: كاروان, Hindi: करवन, Marathi: कारवान) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Karwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Karwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 112,435th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,768,393 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Karwan reside; 29 percent reside in North Africa and 29 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Karwan is also the 74,430th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 7,461 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,190 people, or 1 in 77,257. Aside from Egypt this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Poland, where 20 percent live.

Karwan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karwan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 23,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Shiite (75%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Karwan surname are 11.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.91% being registered with the party.

Karwan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.86% more than the national average, earning $57,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharwan92188/
Karwand928/
Karwane926/
Karwain923/
Karwaan922/
Karwann922/
Kearwan921/
Karwgan921/
Kairwan921/
Kharwang86112/
Khayrwan8610/
Kharwane867/
Kharwand865/
Khairwan864/
Karwahne862/
Karwatne861/
Karuan835,380/
Qarwan83973/
Carwan83658/
Karvan83629/
Korwan83174/
Kerwan83160/
Karwon8322/
Kharvan77161/
Korwain77108/
Karbain7716/
Korwand7715/
Karuane777/
Carwane777/
Karvang777/
Karvane772/
Kerwuan771/
Karwein771/
Korwang771/
Korwane771/
Qairwan771/
Karuhan771/
Keirwan770/
Kearvan770/
Kairuan770/
Koerwan770/
Kerwain770/
Karuhang7118/
Kaarvand7115/
Kaarvann716/
Karuaina716/
Kharvane714/
Kaarvang713/
Carwahan712/
Katruang712/
Khairvan712/
Kharvand712/
Kayruhan711/
Kaarvane711/
Kharbanh711/
Kaharwam711/
Kahrvand711/
Khairban711/
Kheurwan711/
Khatruan711/
Khotrwan711/
Kervan672,127/
Carvan67333/
Carban67206/
Kerwon67117/
Korvan67108/
Qarban6768/
Karvon6736/
Khairuang6734/
Karvanová6728/
Karvanova6714/
Keruan678/
Korwon675/
Koruan675/
Khatruang674/
Qarvan672/
Karbán672/
Khearwong671/
Karuon671/
Caruan671/
Carwam671/
Qaruan671/
Corwan670/

Karwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karwan in the Hindi language
करवनkaravana-
Karwan in the Marathi language
कारवानkaravana81.82
करवणkaravana18.18
Karwan in the Arabic language
كاروانkarwan-
كروانkrwan-

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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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  • 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 Karwan
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