Nawan Surname
Approximately 3,061 people bear this surname
Nawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,115 | 1:118,609 | 11,975 |
| Thailand | 1,112 | 1:63,524 | 7,991 |
| Malaysia | 246 | 1:119,895 | 7,908 |
| Benin | 192 | 1:53,831 | 6,745 |
| Pakistan | 89 | 1:2,007,235 | 19,294 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| Philippines | 60 | 1:1,687,304 | 110,517 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nawan (4,928) may also be a first name.
Nawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nawan (Arabic: ناوين, Hindi: नवान, Marathi: नवाण, Oriya: ନୱନ) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 145,055th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,380,773 people. The surname Nawan occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Nawan live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nawan is also the 97,078th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 4,928 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,115 people, or 1 in 118,609. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Central Java, where 26 percent live, East Java, where 12 percent live and West Java, where 11 percent live. Barring Indonesia it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 36 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nawan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nawan in the Hindi language | ||
| नवान | navana | - |
| Nawan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୱନ | nawana | - |
| Nawan in the Marathi language | ||
| नवाण | navana | 50 |
| नवन | navana | 50 |
| Nawan in the Arabic language | ||
| ناوين | nawyn | - |
| عنوان | nwan | - |
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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 Nawan
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