Lwin Surname

1,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Lwin Surname User-submission:

Lwin is Burmese name. Lwin means 'be vivid' or 'be clear' in Burmese. It is old style name and modern urban Burmese less likely to use that name but it doesn't necessarily means the usage of "Lwin" is not common.Actually Burmese has no surname or family name.

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Lwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar389,1251:13324
Thailand2,4051:29,3712,889
Singapore1,3701:4,020297
United States1,0271:352,93031,609
Australia2251:119,98113,219
United Arab Emirates1951:46,9864,731
Malaysia1701:173,49510,537
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
England1381:403,75427,757
Japan761:1,682,16225,629
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Norway141:367,30634,015
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
China111:124,301,9616,553
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
India61:127,844,230863,365
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Lwin (1,191,134) may also be a first name.

Lwin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lwin is Burmese name. Lwin means 'be vivid' or 'be clear' in Burmese. It is old style name and modern urban Burmese less likely to use that name but it doesn't necessarily means the usage of "Lwin" is not common.Actually Burmese has no surname or family name. A Burmese full name can be a single syllable or multiple syllables. For example, the name of Burmese UN General Secretary is "Thant". His name is only single syllable. Burmese call him "U Thant" where "U" is same as "Mr." in English. When Burmese people have to fill up a from on internet or aboard, they were forced to add family name. So they likely to use the last syllable of their name as a family name.

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Lwin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lwin occurs more in Myanmar more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lwin is the 1,375th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,440 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lwin are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 693rd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 1,191,134 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Myanmar, where it is carried by 389,125 people, or 1 in 133. Apart from Myanmar Lwin occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.

Lwin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lwin surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.87% being registered with the party.

The amount Lwin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $53,418 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lőwin899/
Lwine896/
Lwein895/
Lwain895/
Lwind891/
Lwinn891/
Lwink890/
Lwn865/
Løwing8016/
Lwaine8011/
Lweine801/
Luin75824/
Lwen754/
Lbin754/
Lwyn752/
Lhwn751/
Lwnt751/
Lwnn751/
Lwnk751/
Lwnh751/
Lwjn751/
Lwhn751/
Lwim751/
Lwinová731/
L'Weine731/
Luing67429/
Luihn6786/
Løwen6718/
Liuen6715/
Lyuin6713/
Løwén673/
Luinq672/
Lween672/
Lwenh672/
Lwend671/
Hluin671/
Luind671/
Llbin671/
Lluin671/
Luink671/
Lwene671/
Luint671/
Gliwn670/
Luinn670/

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