Kimwan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Kimwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kimwan (13) may also be a first name.

Kimwan Last Name Facts

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

Kimwan is most common in Thailand. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kimwan is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kimwan are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Kimwan is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 13 people.

The surname Kimwan is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Lampang Province, where 100 percent reside. Beside Thailand Kimwan is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 22 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaimwan9210/
Kumwan8372/
Kemwan832/
Kimwon832/
Kimwam831/
Kimvan831/
Chimwan77205/
Khumwan77197/
Khemwan7764/
Kumwhan778/
Kimhuan774/
Kimuang774/
Kimwong772/
Kumhwan771/
Kaimuang717/
Kitmuang712/
Khumwhan711/
Khumwaun711/
Khumwahn711/
Kuimwong711/
Keimbaun711/
Khaimuang67265/
Kimuam6768/
Kumvan6713/
Kumwon672/
Kemwon671/
Keimbaunn671/

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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 Kimwan
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