Salawan Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Salawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 185 | 1:44,074 | 5,397 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Salawan (98) may also be a first name.
Salawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salawan (Marathi: साळवण, Oriya: ସଲୱାନ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salawan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,014,722nd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. Salawan occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Salawan live; 74 percent live in Oceania Islands and 74 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Salawan is also the 956,749th most frequent first name globally, held by 98 people.
Salawan is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 44,074. In Papua New Guinea Salawan is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 99 percent are found and East New Britain, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 14 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salawan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salawan in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଲୱାନ | salawana | - |
| Salawan in the Marathi language | ||
| साळवण | salavana | 40 |
| साळवान | salavana | 20 |
| साळवन | salavana | 20 |
| सालवान | salavana | 20 |
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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 Salawan
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