Panawan Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Panawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Panawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1591:636,71867,462
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217

Panawan (617) may also be a first name.

Panawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Panawan (Hindi: पनवां) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Panawan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Panawan is the 1,177,228th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name Panawan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Panawan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 79 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Panawan is also the 336,019th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 617 people.

The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 636,718. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 38 percent are found, Cordillera Administrative Region, where 31 percent are found and Western Visayas, where 19 percent are found. Not including The Philippines it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Panawan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Panawan in the Hindi language
पनवांpanavam-

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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 Panawan
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