Meiwan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Meiwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meiwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Meiwan (2,137) may also be a first name.

Meiwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meiwan is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meiwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meiwan is the 6,063,924th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Meiwan are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 162,457th most widespread forename on earth, held by 2,137 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meiwane921/
Mewan91545/
Miwan91465/
Maiwan83909/
Meewan83231/
Mihwan8335/
Miwane8321/
Mewane8316/
Miewan8312/
Miwgan836/
M'Ewan835/
Meiban835/
Mewhan833/
Moewan832/
Muiwan832/
Mehwan832/
Mewain831/
Meivan831/
Mhiwan831/
Mewahn831/
Mewahan77122/
Maiwane7773/
Meijuan7757/
Mewatin7717/
Meewang7713/
Meswane7712/
Meswain7710/
Meihuan779/
Miyawan779/
Mijawan777/
Mehwaan773/
Mejivan772/
Mayewan772/
Majiwan772/
Hmeewan772/
Misswan772/
Meibahn771/
Mewaune771/
Miwasin771/
Meiuang771/
Mehawan771/
Mihwane771/
Meswann771/
Meewean771/
Maihwan771/
Maiiwan771/
Mawan738,286/
Mevan73577/
Meban73115/
Miwon7398/
Mewon7358/
Miban7310/
Mivan737/
Miwam732/
Mewam731/
Meihuang7112/
Mishwane713/
Meichuan712/
Mouewang712/
Maiwanne712/
Meewasin711/
Meihsuan711/
Maiowang711/
Maiwagne711/
Mewahann711/
Meyowang711/
Mejowang711/
Mishwang711/
Mechwane711/
Maiswane711/
Majiwane711/
Mojewane711/
Misuan67977/
Mawane67393/
Meabon67370/
Mahwan67157/
Moivan6780/
Maywan6765/
Mevane6743/
Maivan6735/
Mehwon6725/
Mawein6724/
Maiban6722/
Mawean6722/
Meawon6719/
Moiban6717/
Maiwon6714/
Mujwan6714/
Meewon6713/
Meyban6711/
Meuban6710/
Mouwan6710/
Mevang679/
Muiban677/
Maiuan677/
Mawain677/
Mawank677/
Meevan676/
Mjwane676/
Mijuan675/
Maawan675/
Meavon674/
Mebain674/
Mevand674/
Mevaan674/
Majwan674/
Mawhan674/
Mewone674/
Mewham673/
Meweun673/
Mivang673/
Mewoun673/
Mibain673/
Mevhan672/
Meewam672/
Mebhan672/
Mabean672/
Mabein672/
Mehvan672/
Mhawan672/
Mitvan672/
Mevant672/
Maiwam672/
Meaban672/
Mmechwane672/
Meishuang672/
Mauwan671/
Meibon671/
Mawahn671/
Mawann671/
Mavein671/
Maggiawan671/
Mebann671/
Mibein671/
Miwond671/
Mejuan671/
Mivand671/
Meeban670/
Mibean670/
Mebean670/
Mavean670/

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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 Meiwan
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