Phwan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Phwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Phwan (175) may also be a first name.

Phwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phwan has its highest incidence in Thailand. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phwan is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Phwan are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 690,096th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 175 people.

This surname is most frequent in Thailand, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Thailand Phwan is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phwane911/
Pwan8920/
Phuan805,221/
Hwban8011/
Phvan803/
Pwhan801/
Pwann801/
Pwane801/
Pwain801/
Phuang73650/
Pwanne73202/
Phuane736/
Phwoon734/
Pwahan731/
Hwbanh731/
Pwayne731/
Fwan671,365/
Pwon676/
Pvan676/
Wvan675/
Phuangk671/
Wban671/

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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 Phwan
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