Shiwan Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Shiwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Shiwan (12,578) may also be a first name.
Shiwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shiwan (Hindi: शिवान, Oriya: ସିୱନ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiwan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,152,526th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Shiwan are found; 42 percent are found in South Asia and 23 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shiwan is also the 52,475th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 12,578 people.
Shiwan is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Shiwan is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 61 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 17 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiwan in the Hindi language | ||
| शिवान | sivana | - |
| Shiwan in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିୱନ | siwana | 50 |
| ଶିୱାନ୍ | siwan | 50 |
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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 Shiwan
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