Taliwan Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

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

Taliwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taliwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Taliwan (172) may also be a first name.

Taliwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taliwan (Oriya: ତାଲିୱାନ) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taliwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Taliwan are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 696,764th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 172 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 3,615,651. In The Philippines it is most common in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 93 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 4 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides The Philippines it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Taliwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taliwan in the Oriya language
ତାଲିୱାନtaliwana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taliwan
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