Shafwan Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Shafwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shafwan (392) may also be a first name.
Shafwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafwan (Hindi: शफवान) is found most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,683,218th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shafwan live; 73 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 436,979th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 392 people.
It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 1,836,794. In Indonesia Shafwan is most prevalent in: West Java, where 43 percent are found, Southeast Sulawesi, where 18 percent are found and South Sumatra, where 10 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 14 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahafwan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Safwan | 92 | 11,730 | / |
| Shofwan | 86 | 1,044 | / |
| Safwaan | 86 | 232 | / |
| Safwane | 86 | 171 | / |
| Shafuan | 86 | 55 | / |
| Sjafwan | 86 | 14 | / |
| Shawvan | 86 | 11 | / |
| Shavwan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sahfwan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chafwan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safwann | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saffwan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safwuan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shoufwan | 80 | 24 | / |
| Shahfuan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shawbaan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Safwancc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafuaan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaufuan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shawvand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sofwan | 77 | 3,155 | / |
| Safuan | 77 | 1,948 | / |
| Sefwan | 77 | 26 | / |
| Savwan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Safwam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shabban | 71 | 3,466 | / |
| Saffuan | 71 | 107 | / |
| Shofuan | 71 | 60 | / |
| Sjafuan | 71 | 52 | / |
| Soofwan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shavvan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Savwant | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sofwaan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shabvan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Safuaan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saawvan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chavwan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shobwan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chawvan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Saifuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saufuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Showvan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shabuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sobhwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safwone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabhwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saphwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sophwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saiphwan | 67 | 129 | / |
| Shaabban | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chawvang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chavwhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahbuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sauffuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shabbain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shefuhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chawhvan | 67 | 1 | / |
Shafwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafwan in the Hindi language | ||
| शफवान | saphavana | - |
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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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- 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 Shafwan
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