Mawan Surname
Approximately 8,286 people bear this surname
Mawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 4,227 | 1:2,701 | 529 |
| Indonesia | 2,477 | 1:53,391 | 5,936 |
| Malaysia | 690 | 1:42,745 | 3,454 |
| Thailand | 545 | 1:129,612 | 19,687 |
| Philippines | 85 | 1:1,191,038 | 93,973 |
| Cameroon | 65 | 1:319,524 | 29,358 |
| Afghanistan | 62 | 1:518,600 | 6,453 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Mawan (7,818) may also be a first name.
Mawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mawan (Arabic: موان, Hindi: मवन, Marathi: मेकवान) is more commonly found in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 60,758th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 879,501 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Mawan are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mawan is also the 72,205th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 7,818 people.
Mawan is most widely held in South Sudan, where it is borne by 4,227 people, or 1 in 2,701. Outside of South Sudan Mawan occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mawan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mawan in the Hindi language | ||
| मवन | mavana | - |
| Mawan in the Marathi language | ||
| मेकवान | mekavana | 50 |
| मावाणी | mavani | 50 |
| Mawan in the Arabic language | ||
| موان | mwan | - |
| معوان | mwan | - |
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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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- 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 Mawan
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