Solwan Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Solwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Solwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Solwan (655) may also be a first name.

Solwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Solwan is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Solwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Solwan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Solwan reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Solwan is also the 324,429th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 655 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 8,153,717. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Solwane9252/
Sholwane863/
Soolwane861/
Soulwane861/
Salwan833,350/
Sulwan8372/
Solban839/
Solvan834/
Solwon832/
Solvang773,103/
Sotluan7743/
Joulwan7738/
Salwaan7728/
Shalwan7719/
Soulban7715/
Salwane7712/
Zolwane779/
Shelwan776/
Salwain774/
Solvane772/
Solwein772/
Sahlwan771/
Soliuan771/
Salwuan771/
Jolwane771/
Sulwaan771/
Sulwane771/
Soiluan771/
Sholvan770/
Sullwan770/
Sotluang71124/
Shalwane7129/
Soyluhan7116/
Soyluang718/
Shalwand717/
Soiluang716/
Tjolwane711/
Solhuane711/
Soulvane711/
Schulwan711/
Salwahan711/
Shoulban711/
Selvan6712,784/
Salvan676,990/
Saluan671,018/
Jalwan67870/
Çolban67632/
Salban67235/
Sulban67103/
Colvan6798/
Sulvan6778/
Sălvan6748/
Suluan6725/
Solvam679/
Salwam677/
Jolvan676/
Zolvan674/
Joluan671/
Shatlwane671/
Solbon671/
Salwon671/
Sulwon671/
Calwan671/
Coluan671/
Shutlwane671/
Zalwan671/
Solvon670/

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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 Solwan
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