Pa'wan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Pa'wan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Pa'wan (6) may also be a first name.
Pa'wan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pa'wan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pa'wan is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pa'wan.
How Common Is The Last Name Pa'wan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pa'wan reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pa'wan is also the 4,967,096th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 6 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Pa'wan is mostly found in: Kedah, where 50 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent reside. Besides Malaysia Pa'wan is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 25 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pa'wan
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