Ulwan Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Ulwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1711:773,38759,023
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Maldives101:40,4172,132
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ulwan (166) may also be a first name.

Ulwan Last Name Facts

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

Ulwan is most common in Indonesia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,144,405th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Ulwan live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 82 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ulwan is also the 710,504th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 166 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 773,387. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 48 percent live, Banten, where 20 percent live and Aceh, where 8 percent live. Other than Indonesia Ulwan exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 9 percent live and The Maldives, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hulwan91221/
Oulwan91183/
Ulwahn917/
Ulwaan911/
Hulwane8340/
Ulwatin8323/
Hulwaan832/
Uluan80764/
Olwan80612/
Ulvan80294/
Ilwan80266/
Ulban8066/
Hulvan731,540/
Hulban73260/
Ulvang73219/
Ulvatn7389/
Hilwan7387/
Jilwan7348/
Ullvan7325/
Gulvan7311/
Ulvaan738/
Ilwain736/
Uluant735/
Huluan734/
Ilhwan733/
Ilwaan731/
Holwan731/
Guluan731/
Ulwong731/
Usluan731/
Ulvand730/
Ulvatne6770/
Huluang6761/
Huelvan6748/
Ullvang6717/
Hulvane676/
Hulvand675/
Ullvahn674/
Hollwan672/
Gulhuan671/
Hulvaan671/
Utluang671/
Huiluan671/
Houlban670/
Huluhan670/

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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 Ulwan
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