Limwan Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Limwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Limwan Last Name Facts

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

Limwan is most common in Thailand. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Limwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Limwan? popularity and diffusion

Limwan is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Limwan are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 2,435,805. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Phuket Province, where 31 percent are found, Bangkok, where 24 percent are found and Satun Province, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Thailand this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limban83690/
Linwan8360/
Limvan834/
Lumwan832/
Limwon831/
Limuan831/
Limuang77591/
Limwong77313/
Limbean7774/
Limbaan7740/
Lemwang7719/
Glinwan772/
Limbain771/
Liumuan771/
Limmuan771/
Limvaan771/
Lmban731/
Laimuang716/
Limbășan712/
Limwwong711/
Hlimbaan711/
Lumuan67275/
Limbon67139/
Lemban6787/
Linuan676/
Lemuan674/
Lumwon673/
Lemvan672/
Limweisin671/
Linban670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Limwan
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