Maiwand Surname

316,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Maiwand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maiwand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,0551:30,4771,300
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Maiwand (5,258) may also be a first name.

Maiwand Last Name Facts

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

Maiwand is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maiwand? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maiwand is the 316,846th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,160,225 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Maiwand are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Maiwand is also the 93,240th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 5,258 people.

The surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1,055 people, or 1 in 30,477. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 22 percent are found, Paktia, where 13 percent are found and Paktika, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Maiwand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maiwand surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Maiwand earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 47.76% more than the national average, earning $63,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.7% more than the national average, earning $74,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawand925/
Maywand86384/
Mahwand8612/
Meiwand861/
Maivand861/
Maband779/
Mewand775/
Mivand771/
Miwond771/
Mawond771/
Mawend771/
Mavand771/
Mahvand712/
Mahband711/
Mayvand711/
Majavand6728/
Maayvand678/
Mahavand671/
Miyavand671/
Mayuband671/
Miyaband671/
Meband62125/
Mevand624/
Mavant623/
Mawont621/
Mabond621/
Myband621/
Maubant57163/
Mouvand5742/
Meyband573/
Mabhant571/
Meyvand571/
Mojvand571/
Mégevand53169/
Mahavant5330/
Moyyvand5310/
Mayavant532/
Mejevand531/
Moujavant502/
Mayhuante501/
Mabondowa501/

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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 Maiwand
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