Otwan Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otwan Surname User-submission:

This surname denotes a person who has survived a death crisis; a person who was about to die but survived.

Otwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Otwan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname denotes a person who has survived a death crisis; a person who was about to die but survived.

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Otwan Last Name Facts

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

Otwan is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Otwan are found; 58 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

Otwan is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,471,632. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Krabi Province, where 48 percent are found, Pathum Thani Province, where 23 percent are found and Bangkok, where 13 percent are found. Besides Thailand this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 39 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otwane912,697/
Othwan9172/
Oustwan836/
Othwain832/
Othwang831/
Ottwane831/
Atwan8021,960/
Odwan80255/
Utwan80136/
Otuan80100/
Otwon8036/
Etwan808/
Outtwang771/
Atwane73144/
Attwan73131/
Hatwan7348/
Otwong7317/
Atwain7315/
Athwan735/
Odwain734/
Odtuan733/
Otuang732/
Otuane732/
Oudwan732/
Otuhan731/
Odwuan731/
Othuan731/
Etwaan731/
Etwean731/
Atwean731/
Odwaun731/
Odtuhan67567/
Hotwong67113/
Hathwan6727/
Ottwein6716/
Athwain6716/
Odwasen6712/
Atwasin678/
Usztwan678/
Goodwan676/
Gathwan675/
Odhwant675/
Athwane674/
Atwaine672/
Gutwain671/
Othwein671/
Hattwan671/
Hatwann670/
Outwein670/
Ostwein670/
Gotwein670/

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Footnotes

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