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) occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 102,043rd most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,576,708 people. The last name Tawan occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Tawan are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Tawan is also the 52,333rd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 12,625 people.
It is most common in Thailand, where it is borne by 1,789 people, or 1 in 39,485. In Thailand Tawan is most numerous in: Tak Province, where 14 percent are found, Maha Sarakham Province, where 8 percent are found and Krabi Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Thailand Tawan exists in 29 countries. It also occurs 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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- 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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