Padwan Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Padwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Padwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan491:656,1877,419
India101:76,706,538639,611
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Padwan (13) may also be a first name.

Padwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Padwan (Marathi: पडवान) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Padwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Padwan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename internationally, held by 13 people.

The surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 656,187. In Afghanistan Padwan is most numerous in: Takhar, where 37 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 33 percent are found and Kabul, where 18 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan it occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pasdwan9216/
Padwang921/
Phadwan921/
Padwaing861/
Pasdwaan861/
Paduan831,458/
Patwan8322/
Padban8318/
Padvan837/
Pedwan832/
Paduang77350/
Payduan7741/
Phatwan7728/
Padwong7714/
Paduane7712/
Padduan776/
Pattwan773/
Poodwan773/
Pedhwan771/
Pgaduan771/
Padwond771/
Peatwan771/
Pathwan771/
Patwane771/
Pasdvan771/
Patwant771/
Podwain770/
Phatwang71616/
Phaduang7159/
Phadwong712/
Paiduang711/
Patduang711/
Phatduang6798/
Paduam6779/
Patuan6748/
Petwan6717/
Patwon6717/
Potwan674/
Pachduang672/
Phaiduang672/
Paduanová672/
Padvatten671/
Pedvan671/
Podvan670/

Padwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Padwan in the Marathi language
पडवानpadavana-

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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 Padwan
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