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 last name Soowan has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soowan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Soowan is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Soowan are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 35 people.
The last name Soowan is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Kedah, where 67 percent are found and Perlis, where 33 percent are found. Besides Malaysia Soowan exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 17 percent are found and Thailand, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Soowan
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