Qawdhan Surname

134,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Qawdhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qawdhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland3,3231:1,053133
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Qawdhan Last Name Facts

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

Qawdhan is held by more people in Somaliland than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qawdhan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qawdhan is the 134,818th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,183,207 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qawdhan are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Somaliland, where it is held by 3,323 people, or 1 in 1,053. Not including Somaliland this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 0 percent live and Cuba, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qowdhan86508/
Qowdan776/
Qawdon774/
Qafdan774/
Kawdan773/
Kawdang7110/
Keawdan711/
Kaewdan711/
Cawdham710/
Keawdang6752/
Khawdang674/
Kawdaung674/
Kawdeang671/
Kaiwdang671/
Kaewdanh671/
Kheawdang6391/
Keawdeang632/
Keawdaung631/
Cavdan6228/
Kowdan623/
Cowdan623/
Cabdan621/
Kafdan621/
Keawdam5756/
Kaewdon5754/
Khawdam5715/
Kowdang574/
Keawdon571/
Kabdain571/
Kavdang571/
Cowdean570/
Kheawdam538/
Keawdong533/
Keawdoung506/

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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 Qawdhan
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