Kiwan Surname

41,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Kiwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4,4241:20,7812,397
Saudi Arabia1,7091:18,0552,487
Jordan1,6591:5,3301,081
Lebanon1,5541:3,627677
Syria9571:20,1681,492
Palestine3821:11,9082,263
Indonesia3601:367,35931,549
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Bahrain1911:7,0611,301
United Arab Emirates1881:48,7354,882
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
Canada811:454,88439,362
Burkina Faso761:241,4754,792
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Venezuela461:656,61011,395
Qatar441:53,5915,826
France241:2,767,613196,808
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
England181:3,095,448105,421
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Panama91:434,6958,518
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guam11:160,1214,893
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Kiwań (1) are calculated separately.

Kiwan (2,743) may also be a first name.

Kiwan Last Name Facts

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

Kiwan (Arabic: كيوان, Oriya: କିଅନ) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kiwań. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 41,405th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 577,826 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Kiwan are found; 55 percent are found in West Asia and 37 percent are found in Levant. Kiwan is also the 139,596th most numerous first name globally, borne by 2,743 people.

The surname Kiwan is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 4,424 people, or 1 in 20,781. Excluding Egypt Kiwan is found in 58 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent are found and Jordan, where 13 percent are found.

Kiwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Maronite (52%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Kiwan last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kiwan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $46,639 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.63% more than the national average, earning $60,427 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiwań931/
Kaiwan91407/
Keiwan9154/
Kiwane9116/
Kuiwan9112/
Kiewan9110/
Khiwan914/
Kihwan913/
Kiwaun911/
Koiwan911/
Kijwan911/
Kaiwwan8344/
Kiewwan8310/
Khaiwan837/
Khiwane833/
Keiwwan832/
Kiejwan831/
Khiowan831/
Khiwwan831/
Kiowwan831/
Kewan803,503/
Kuwan80548/
Kivan80467/
Kjwan8052/
Kiwon8045/
Kywan808/
Qiwan802/
Khiewwan7711/
Kaishwan773/
Kichwane771/
Kisswane771/
Kheiwwan771/
Khaiwhan771/
Khiowwan771/
Kiwone73994/
Keivan73933/
Chiwan73368/
Khewan73244/
Keewan73219/
Kewuan73179/
Kewane73159/
Kivand73135/
Caiwan73119/
Kivane73109/
Kaivan73105/
Hkewan73101/
Keywan7369/
Kaywan7327/
Kivgan7321/
Kuwain7321/
Kejwan7320/
Kaiwon7320/
Keiwon7313/
Kuiban7313/
Khuwan737/
Kiewon737/
Koivan737/
Quiwan734/
Kewwan734/
Khywan733/
Kievan732/
Khivan732/
Keawan732/
Kajwan732/
Kojwan732/
Kuewan732/
Kehwan732/
Kivain731/
Kibaan731/
Kuwann731/
Qaiwan731/
Cuiwan731/
Kaiuan731/
Khiwon731/
Kijuan730/
Khaiwuang71136/
Khuiswane711/
Keawhan6777/
Khewane6744/
Khaivan6739/
Kiswong6730/
Kuiwong6721/
Khiewon6721/
Keawwan6721/
Cuiwang6717/
Kijuang6715/
Kheiwon6711/
Quiwang676/
Kijsuan676/
Keswant675/
Kewatin674/
Koiwong674/
Khaiwon674/
Khewgan674/
Khoivan673/
Keswane672/
Kyshwan672/
Keivaan672/
Kiewoon672/
Kewanne671/
Keewuan671/
Kaiwoon671/
Kivhane671/
Kisswon671/
Chihwan671/
Kaivane671/
Kiwwoon671/
Koibain671/
Kuibain671/
Queiwan671/
Qaiswan671/
Chiwhan671/
Keivane671/
Kheswan671/
Kaijuan671/
Kaihuan671/
Kaiwaum671/
Kkaiwon671/
Keiwong671/
Kewwhan671/
Khewhan671/
Khewwan671/
Kheawan671/
Kheewan671/
Keawaun671/
Kieuanh670/

Kiwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiwan in the Oriya language
କିଅନki'ana-
Kiwan in the Arabic language
كيوانkywan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiwan
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