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 may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawan? popularity and diffusion
Mawan is the 60,758th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 879,501 people. The last name Mawan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Mawan reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 72,205th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 7,818 people.
This last name is most widespread in South Sudan, where it is borne by 4,227 people, or 1 in 2,701. Aside from South Sudan this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common 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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