Niwan Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

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

Niwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1881:703,45354,601
Thailand721:981,088150,124
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Niwan (2,572) may also be a first name.

Niwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niwan (Arabic: نيوان, Hindi: नीवन) is most common in Indonesia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niwan is the 864,701st most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. The last name Niwan is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Niwan are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 145,170th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 2,572 people.

The last name Niwan is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 703,453. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Central Java, where 38 percent are found, East Java, where 35 percent are found and West Java, where 17 percent are found. Not including Indonesia it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 23 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noiwan91495/
Niwane91133/
Nihwan9145/
Naiwan9140/
Nuiwan9127/
Nijwan911/
Niewan911/
Hniwan911/
Niwasin8330/
Neiwand8326/
Nijhwan8320/
Niwanne8314/
Niwaine837/
Niewann831/
Naiwand831/
Nuiwang831/
Nuwan8022,170/
Nivan80412/
Niban80213/
Newan80205/
Niwon8037/
Njwan8014/
Niwam8010/
Noiwatin774/
Nishwaan771/
Noiwaing771/
Najwan731,006/
Nivane73742/
Nivant73135/
Naiban7360/
Newane7354/
Newhan7337/
Nibhan7336/
Njwang7331/
Naywan7326/
Newand7323/
Nivanh7316/
Nuwuan7313/
Ngivan7313/
Nuhwan7313/
Naivan7311/
Nuewan737/
Nisuan737/
Nivain737/
Nivaan735/
Noiban735/
Newamn733/
Newwan733/
Neewan732/
Neivan732/
Nivasn732/
Nnewan732/
Nivann732/
Hnuwan732/
Newann731/
Nuwahn731/
Nywahn731/
Noywan731/
Nivand731/
Nivang731/
Niwond731/
Nievan731/
Nuwain731/
Nuwhan731/
Nehwan731/
Nuiban731/
Nujwan731/
Nivean731/
Newain730/
Newean730/
Nisswandt7114/
Nishwatin715/
Neiswandt711/
Noiwong672,226/
Nisuang67231/
Nihuang6737/
Nuiwong6733/
Naisuan6732/
Naiwong6732/
Nivagne6713/
Newhand6712/
Nitvane6710/
Niswong6710/
Neivand679/
Neewang679/
Najhwan678/
Nivanne675/
Hnuhwan675/
Nivhane674/
Newahan672/
Newayne671/
Newhann671/
Newhant671/
Nuwuahn671/
Noivane671/
Noivand671/
Naibain671/
Naibhan671/
Ngoiwon671/
Nibhaan671/
Niwongh671/
Nisvaan671/
Nisvand671/
Naywang671/
Nnuhwan671/
Noisuan671/
Nheewan671/
Hnuwhan671/
Neibaun670/
Newhane670/

Niwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niwan in the Hindi language
नीवनnivana-
Niwan in the Arabic language
نيوانnywan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niwan
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