Soowan Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Soowan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Soowan (35) may also be a first name.
Soowan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soowan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soowan is found most in Malaysia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soowan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Soowan reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most common given name in the world, borne by 35 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Soowan is most prevalent in: Kedah, where 67 percent reside and Perlis, where 33 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 17 percent reside and Thailand, where 17 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Soowan
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