Kurwan Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kurwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5411:1,417,86654,265
Nepal141:2,034,3548,267
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Kurwan (1,791) may also be a first name.

Kurwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurwan (Hindi: कुरवान, Marathi: कुरवान) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 552,857th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,630,062 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kurwan live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kurwan is also the 180,706th most frequently held first name globally, held by 1,791 people.

The last name Kurwan is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 1,417,866. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 99 percent live, Jharkhand, where 1 percent live and Maharashtra, where 0 percent live. Barring India Kurwan occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurwahn9254/
Kurwane9216/
Khurwan922/
Kuerwan921/
Kurwang921/
Kheurwan861/
Kurwayne861/
Kirwan8313,910/
Kurvan83206/
Korwan83174/
Kuruan8340/
Curwan831/
Korwain77108/
Curwain7756/
Kurvane776/
Kuirban775/
Khirwan775/
Kuruand772/
Kirwain772/
Kurbajn771/
Kurbahn771/
Kurvaan771/
Kirwann771/
Khuruan771/
Kurwong771/
Kierwan770/
Koerwan770/
Khourvan7110/
Keurwong712/
Khurwong711/
Kourwong711/
Kourvand711/
Kuyrvaan711/
Khutruan711/
Kurbanowa678,912/
Kirvan67571/
Curvan67146/
Kurvanova6738/
Curban6732/
Kuruon677/
Korwon675/
Kiruan675/
Koruan675/
Kurvam674/
Qirwan673/
Kurbán672/
Kurbań671/
Kirwon671/
Curwon670/
Corwan670/

Kurwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurwan in the Marathi language
कुरवानkuravana80
कूरवानkuravana20
Kurwan in the Hindi language
कुरवानkuravana62.5
कुर्वानkurvana25
कुरबानkurabana12.5

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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 Kurwan
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