Where Does The Last Name Malawan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Malawan (Hindi: मलावान) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malawan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 332,755^th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,559,447 people. The last name Malawan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Malawan reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Malawan is also the 515,650^th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 293 people.

The surname Malawan is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is held by 561 people, or 1 in 125,915. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 31 percent are found, Suphan Buri Province, where 13 percent are found and Udon Thani Province, where 12 percent are found. Besides Thailand this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 44 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.