Lwan Surname

484,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Lwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4431:399,87121,013
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Lwan (173) may also be a first name.

Lwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lwan has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 484,164th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,607,782 people. The last name Lwan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Lwan live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 694,534th most common first name internationally, borne by 173 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 399,871. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Jigawa, where 59 percent live, Borno, where 20 percent live and Kano, where 16 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Lwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Lwan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwane89628/
Lwain895/
Hlwan895/
Lwank892/
Lwhan891/
Lwand891/
L'Wan891/
Lwwan891/
Lwanq891/
Gliwan8039/
Lwaine8011/
Lwuhan807/
L'Wang807/
Hlwane802/
Lwhanh802/
L'Wann801/
Hlwang801/
Hlwanh801/
Lwayne800/
Luan75441,431/
Lban7511/
Lvan759/
Lwam751/
L'Hwang731/
Luang672,478/
Luane6781/
Luann6760/
Liuan6714/
Luand6711/
L'Van6710/
Hluan679/
Lluan679/
Lwein675/
Luaan675/
Llban673/
Lvann672/
Lvang672/
Lbhan671/
Lvand671/
Lvane671/
Luajn671/
Luasn671/
Llvan671/
Låban671/
Lbain671/
Luanh671/
Lvain670/

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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 Lwan
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