Sirwan Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Sirwan Surname User-submission:

The Sirwan surname derives from the Kurdish term meaning 'meeting of three rivers'.

Sirwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3431:385,56632,887
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Lebanon761:74,1725,162
Jordan241:368,43511,926
Syria201:965,0516,626
India101:76,706,538639,611
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Sirwan (5,169) may also be a first name.

Sirwan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sirwan surname derives from the Kurdish term meaning 'meeting of three rivers'.

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Sirwan Last Name Facts

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

Sirwan (Arabic: سيروان, Hindi: श्रवण) is found most in Indonesia. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 529,538th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 11,927,244 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Sirwan are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 56 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sirwan is also the 94,230th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 5,169 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 385,566. In Indonesia Sirwan is mostly found in: Central Java, where 24 percent reside, South Sumatra, where 15 percent reside and South Kalimantan, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 18 percent reside and Lebanon, where 12 percent reside.

Sirwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sirwan last name is primarily Shiite (73%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirwan92130/
Suirwan927/
Sirwant923/
Sirwane921/
Sairwan921/
Shairwan861,760/
Shirwant8682/
Sheirwan861/
Shirwain861/
Shirwaan861/
Shirwane861/
Serwan83799/
Sirban83216/
Sirvan83139/
Girwan8377/
Siruan8354/
Zirwan8326/
Jirwan8320/
Sirwon831/
Srewan831/
Shirvan771,334/
Sherwan771,225/
Siruang77569/
Sitruan77440/
Shirban77185/
Sirvain77181/
Serwane7725/
Jairwan7713/
Sierban777/
Sirvant777/
Serwuan777/
Seerwan774/
Shiruan773/
Sirvane772/
Sirbain772/
Sgirban771/
Sirwong771/
Chirwan771/
Sirvand771/
Serwant771/
Serwanh771/
Schirwandt7510/
Shirvand71540/
Sitruang71257/
Shirvant7129/
Sherwane7115/
Dzierwan7112/
Sairuang716/
Sheerwan714/
Chirwane713/
Girwayne713/
Sherwaan712/
Shearwan711/
Schirwon711/
Sherwant711/
Sherwann711/
Sheirban710/
Serban6757,517/
Girvan674,601/
Servan674,287/
Şirvan67583/
Çirban67273/
Girban67229/
Seruan67114/
Serwon67113/
Jerwan67107/
Gerwan6723/
Sirbon6712/
Jiruan678/
Sherwaane672/
Sirvon672/
Giruan672/
Sheerwanh671/
Cirban671/
Jirvan671/
Sirvam671/
Şerwan671/
Shairuaan671/
Serwań671/
Sirvanova671/
Sheerwaan671/
Srewon671/
Cirvan671/
Zerwan671/
Sherwayne670/

Sirwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sirwan in the Hindi language
श्रवणsravana-
Sirwan in the Arabic language
سيروانsyrwan-

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