Meswan Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Meswan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meswan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Meswan (507) may also be a first name.

Meswan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meswan (Marathi: मेसवान) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Meswan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meswan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Meswan live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 375,944th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 507 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,966,282. In Malaysia Meswan is primarily found in: Selangor, where 73 percent reside and Johor, where 27 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Singapore, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meswane9212/
Meswain9210/
Meshwan924/
Meswann921/
Miswan831,095/
Maswan83476/
Mesban834/
Moswan831/
Maswain77386/
Meesuan7757/
Mashwan7733/
Moswain773/
Misswan772/
Moshwan772/
Maswaan771/
Miswain771/
Mishwan771/
Meshban771/
Mechwan771/
Mmetshwane755/
Masshwan7117/
Mishwane713/
Meshvant713/
Maiswane711/
Mechwane711/
Mishwang711/
Meihsuan711/
Maschwan711/
Misuan67977/
Misban67164/
Masuan6752/
Maswon6720/
Maishwane6714/
Mesuam675/
Masvan673/
Meishuang672/
Mmechwane672/
Moitswane671/
Miswam671/

Meswan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meswan in the Marathi language
मेसवानmesavana-

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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 Meswan
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