Muwan Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

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

Muwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Muwan (131) may also be a first name.

Muwan Last Name Facts

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

Muwan (Hindi: मूवान) is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Muwan reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Muwan is also the 811,108th most widespread first name globally, held by 131 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,522,798. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Chonburi Province, where 79 percent are found, Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 14 percent are found and Bangkok, where 4 percent are found. Beside Thailand this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muwane9149/
Mujwan9114/
Mouwan9110/
Muhwan9110/
Muwuan916/
Muiwan912/
Mu'wan911/
Muwain911/
Mhuwan911/
Muwgan911/
Mauwan911/
Mauwane83956/
Mouwane83291/
Muwainh8337/
Mahuwan8327/
Muwaten831/
Muswain831/
Muhwane831/
Muswang831/
Muwan'g831/
Mmuwane831/
Miwan80465/
Mowan80267/
Muban8025/
Muvan808/
Mushwang772/
Muchwane772/
Muswaane771/
Mauban73141/
Mouwon73102/
Mubain7356/
Mihwan7335/
Muwone7317/
Miewan7312/
Muyuan7311/
Meuban7310/
Mowhan737/
Muiban737/
Mubean736/
Mauvan735/
Mguvan732/
Moowan732/
Moewan732/
Muvane732/
Muswam731/
Mujuan731/
Mubaan731/
Mouvan731/
Muvhan731/
Mhiwan731/
Muvanh731/
Mujban731/
Moouan731/
Mouban731/
Muvang731/
Muswahang711/
Mouhwahng711/
Muiuane6749/
Mouvand6742/
Muthuan6740/
Moubain6733/
Mouvant6731/
Muchuan678/
Mauwong674/
Musuhan673/
Muhuang672/
Mowahan671/
Mahuvan671/
Musweam671/
Moowane671/
Muhbain671/
Muhjban671/
Muhuane671/
Muwoone671/
Mhouban671/
Muivane671/
Mmuvane671/

Muwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muwan in the Hindi language
मूवानmuvana-

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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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  • 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 Muwan
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