Watwan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Watwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Watwan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Watwan (70) may also be a first name.

Watwan Last Name Facts

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

Watwan (Arabic: وطون) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Watwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Watwan? popularity and diffusion

Watwan is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Watwan reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Watwan is also the 1,162,016th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 70 people.

The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 14,694,355. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 67 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Watwan occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watwain927/
Watwahan8618/
Wetwan8396/
Wadwan8347/
Watuan834/
Watwon831/
Waatwahan80247/
Watwong77436/
Wadhwan77154/
Wadwane7711/
Waidwan771/
Wadwang771/
Wadwasin7119/
Wadhwane7115/
Wadweang714/
Huatwang714/
Wadhwant711/
Wadwasen711/
Batuan671,186/
Wotuan671/
Wadvan671/
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Watwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watwan in the Arabic language
وطونwtwn-

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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 Watwan
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