Taiwan Surname

376,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 951 people bear this surname

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

Taiwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taiwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3721:189,88831,262
Taiwan3391:69,159717
Papua New Guinea1581:51,6066,482
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Taiwan (2,128) may also be a first name.

Taiwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taiwan occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taiwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 376,169th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,663,035 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Taiwan reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Taiwan is also the 162,903rd most widespread first name globally, held by 2,128 people.

The last name Taiwan is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 189,888. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Phitsanulok Province, where 48 percent reside, Sukhothai Province, where 22 percent reside and Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Thailand this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 36 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaiwan9252/
Taiwane9214/
Taiwann924/
Taiwain922/
Tajiwan921/
Tawan914,622/
Tiwan911,469/
Thaiawan864/
Tayiwane861/
Taiswang861/
Tawane837,339/
Thawan831,882/
Tiwane83362/
Taiban83320/
Taivan83302/
Taywan83149/
Taawan8343/
Tawain8339/
Thiwan8327/
Tahwan8319/
Tauwan8318/
Taiwon838/
Tawwan836/
Toiwan835/
Teiwan833/
Tawann832/
Tawaan831/
Tiwaan831/
Tiwain831/
Tawuan831/
Tawaun831/
Tgawan831/
Tawean831/
Thaiwasin805/
Tayawan77701/
Tawaang77489/
Tiyawan77174/
Tawahan77150/
Thiwane7782/
Tiwatne7761/
Tahawan7752/
Tiwatin7732/
Taihuan779/
Tejawan778/
Taweang777/
Taibain775/
Taivane775/
Tuyawan775/
Tawaine774/
Thawane774/
Tajivan773/
Tayuwan773/
Tajawan773/
Tawaing773/
Tiwhane772/
Thaivan772/
Tayowan772/
Thawwan772/
Thaiwon772/
Thawaun772/
Tiwayne771/
Tauwaan771/
Teiwahn771/
Tahwuan771/
Tawasen771/
Taawane771/
Taisuan771/
Toiwane771/
Tawahne771/
Taywang771/
Tayiban771/
Tihwang771/
Thaywan771/
Tiwaine771/
Tauwane771/
Tiwasin771/
Thaawan771/
Teyawan771/
Tachwan771/
Tawewan771/
Tawanne770/
Tawayne770/
Taban7370,916/
Tavan735,016/
Tawam732,634/
Tiban732,309/
Tjwan73520/
Tewan73357/
Tivan73324/
Tawon73266/
Tiwon73106/
Tywan7319/
Tiwam735/
Thawuang71235/
Thaihuan71158/
Thaiwong7195/
Tawahang7158/
Taweewan7148/
Tawaheen716/
Tawahane715/
Thaisuan714/
Toyiwang714/
Tejawane712/
Thaweang712/
Taichuan711/
Taiubain711/
Tawahina711/
Tiwangue711/
Thajwane711/
Tuiweang711/
Thawewan711/
Thayawan711/
Taweevan711/
Tawaisin711/
Teahwang711/
Tivane6776,919/
Thawon6718,910/
Tayuan67928/
Tavant67361/
Taibon67328/
Tabain67271/
Tauban67218/
Thiwasing67184/
Tavane67177/
Taaban67141/
Tavand67130/
Thavan67116/
Thewan6797/
Tabean6789/
Tabhan6788/
Thaweewan6762/
Taboin6760/
Tabaan6755/
Tawone6751/
Tihvan6744/
Tatvan6741/
Tivant6738/
Tejwan6737/
Tiwone6732/
Tiovan6730/
Tauvan6729/
Tayban6724/
Tibaan6723/
Taavon6722/
Tavhan6721/
Tawoun6717/
Tasuan6716/
Tawoon6713/
Tabein6711/
Tewane6710/
Tivang679/
Teivan679/
Thivan678/
Taavan678/
Tawaahane678/
Tivhan677/
Toiban677/
Teavan676/
Tajuan676/
Teawon676/
Tavang675/
Tuiban675/
Tibean674/
Tavanh674/
Tawhon674/
Tahvan674/
Tiouan674/
Teiban673/
Tywann673/
Ttavan673/
Tihuan673/
Touwan673/
Tebain673/
Taiwom673/
Thawam673/
Tijuan672/
Tabaun672/
Tuivan672/
Taichuang672/
Thaisuang672/
Tywaun671/
Tywain671/
Tawoin671/
Tevain671/
Tibhan671/
Tijban671/
Tahajivan671/
Tabann671/
Tavain671/
Teuwan671/
Teaban671/
Tavgan671/
Tiwoun671/
Tivanh671/
Tiewon671/
Taywasing671/
Tjwane671/
Thiwam671/
Tebaan671/
Thawaysin671/
Thiwaisin671/
Thiwon671/
Taswon671/
Tavein671/
Tewhan670/
Tavoin670/

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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 Taiwan
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