Makwan Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Makwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2921:241,91241,006
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Makwan (354) may also be a first name.

Makwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwan (Hindi: मकवान, Marathi: मकवान, Oriya: ମକୱାନ) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 655,080th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,842,491 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Makwan reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Makwan is also the 463,079th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 354 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 241,912. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Chiang Rai Province, where 32 percent are found, Udon Thani Province, where 17 percent are found and Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Thailand this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent are found and Iraq, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makwan in the Hindi language
मकवानmakavana-
Makwan in the Oriya language
ମକୱାନmakawana-
Makwan in the Marathi language
मकवानmakavana90.7
मँकवानmamkavana2.33
िमलनimalana2.33
माकवानmakavana2.33
मकवानाmakavana2.33

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Footnotes

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