Tawan Surname
Approximately 4,622 people bear this surname
Tawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1,789 | 1:39,485 | 4,303 |
| Philippines | 650 | 1:155,751 | 25,806 |
| Indonesia | 647 | 1:204,404 | 19,321 |
| Iran | 526 | 1:145,974 | 12,909 |
| Malaysia | 488 | 1:60,439 | 4,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 166 | 1:49,119 | 6,132 |
| Afghanistan | 74 | 1:434,502 | 5,860 |
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| South Sudan | 36 | 1:317,085 | 679 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Peru | 33 | 1:963,155 | 18,708 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Tawan (12,625) may also be a first name.
Tawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tawan (Arabic: تعوان, Hindi: टवाना, Marathi: तवान) is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tawan is the 102,043rd most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,576,708 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Tawan live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 52,333rd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 12,625 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is borne by 1,789 people, or 1 in 39,485. In Thailand Tawan is primarily found in: Tak Province, where 14 percent are found, Maha Sarakham Province, where 8 percent are found and Krabi Province, where 7 percent are found. Besides Thailand this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tawan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tawan in the Marathi language | ||
| तवान | tavana | - |
| Tawan in the Hindi language | ||
| टवाना | tavana | 62.5 |
| टवाणा | tavana | 31.25 |
| तवाना | tavana | 6.25 |
| Tawan in the Arabic language | ||
| تعوان | twan | - |
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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 Tawan
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