Pwan Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Pwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Pwan (163,094) may also be a first name.
Pwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pwan (Hindi: पवन) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pwan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Pwan live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pwan is also the 6,453rd most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 163,094 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 93 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 10 percent live and Thailand, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phwan | 89 | 9 | / |
| Pwhan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pwann | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pwane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pwain | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pwanne | 80 | 202 | / |
| Pwahan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pweang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phwane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pwayne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puan | 75 | 6,132 | / |
| Bwan | 75 | 199 | / |
| Pwon | 75 | 6 | / |
| Pwam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puang | 67 | 742 | / |
| Puane | 67 | 285 | / |
| Bwane | 67 | 79 | / |
| Bhwan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mpuan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puand | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puant | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pwohn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pweam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwand | 67 | 0 | / |
Pwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pwan in the Hindi language | ||
| पवन | pavana | - |
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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 Pwan
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