Rashwan Surname

11,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Rashwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rashwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt42,0391:2,187301
Saudi Arabia3,9751:7,7621,091
Palestine9711:4,6851,054
Kuwait4441:8,5601,174
Lebanon1971:28,6153,019
Iraq1681:208,4624,771
United Arab Emirates1191:76,9947,015
Qatar1121:21,0542,246
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Canada401:921,14070,350
Israel291:295,09125,768
England281:1,989,93178,001
Libya251:249,7591,033
Maldives231:17,5731,201
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Rashwan (2,914) may also be a first name.

Rashwan Last Name Facts

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

Rashwan (Arabic: رشوان) occurs most in Egypt. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rashwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,615th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 150,684 people. The last name Rashwan occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Rashwan live; 87 percent live in North Africa and 87 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Rashwan is also the 134,527th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 2,914 people.

Rashwan is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 42,039 people, or 1 in 2,187. Outside of Egypt this last name exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside and Palestine, where 2 percent reside.

Rashwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rashwan surname is chiefly Maronite (93%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Rashwan last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rashwan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 38.78% more than the national average, earning $59,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $52,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rashwaan9312/
Rashwane933/
Rashswan931/
Raschwan931/
Raswan921,265/
Rachwan8656/
Reshwan8630/
Rashvan8613/
Rashwam864/
Raswaan861/
Rashuan861/
Rashban861/
Raswane861/
Radswan861/
Roshwan861/
Rashvand801,513/
Rachwang802/
Rashvaan801/
Rachwain801/
Rashvant801/
Rastshwwane781/
Rasban77278/
Roswan77147/
Rasuan7751/
Reswan7713/
Rasvan777/
Raswon771/
Ratchwang754/
Reschwann754/
Rauchwang751/
Roswhan7190/
Reshuan7173/
Rasvant7136/
Rochwan7110/
Razuhan715/
Rosswan714/
Reswuan711/
Reshvan711/
Razzwan711/
Rasuang711/
Rachwam711/
Rashvon711/
Roszwan711/
Reszwan711/
Raazwan711/
Rachuang672,117/
Rachwong673/
Rodswang672/
Rochwand671/
Rassvand671/
Rashvohn671/

Rashwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rashwan in the Arabic language
رشوانrshwan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rashwan
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