Kinwan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kinwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Kinwan (59) may also be a first name.

Kinwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinwan has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kinwan is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Kinwan are found; 36 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 36 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 59 people.

The last name Kinwan is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Kinwan is most common in: West Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Kinwan is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinwain921/
Kenwan83191/
Kinuan8332/
Knwain838/
Qinwan834/
Cinwan831/
Chinwan771,147/
Kimnuan77303/
Qinwang777/
Khenwan777/
Kinbaun771/
Kinnvan770/
Knwon733/
Knuan731/
Kenwayne711/
Khnuan679/
Kenuan674/
Kemwan672/
Kenwon671/
Kimwam671/

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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 Kinwan
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