Niwan Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Niwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 188 | 1:703,453 | 54,601 |
| Thailand | 72 | 1:981,088 | 150,124 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
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
Niwan (Arabic: نيوان, Hindi: नीवन) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Niwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Niwan is the 864,701st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Niwan live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Niwan is also the 145,170th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 2,572 people.
The last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 703,453. In Indonesia Niwan is primarily found in: Central Java, where 38 percent are found, East Java, where 35 percent are found and West Java, where 17 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Niwan 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
Niwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niwan in the Hindi language | ||
| नीवन | nivana | - |
| Niwan in the Arabic language | ||
| نيوان | nywan | - |
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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 Niwan
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