Yuwan Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

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

Yuwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yuwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1021:79,93810,532
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yuwan (1,565) may also be a first name.

Yuwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yuwan (Hindi: यूवान) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yuwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yuwan is the 1,518,885th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Yuwan reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yuwan is also the 195,783rd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 1,565 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 79,938. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Western Highlands, where 29 percent reside, East Sepik, where 21 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and Taiwan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yuwane9112/
Yuhwan914/
Oyuwan912/
Uyuwan912/
Yuwasin8338/
Aiyuwan831/
Yuwasen831/
Juwan80726/
Yuvan80359/
Yuban8019/
Yuwon8011/
Iuwan802/
Yuuan802/
Yuhhwang771/
Yuvane73242/
Oyowan7372/
Juhwan7351/
Youvan7341/
Yuvanc7339/
Ayowan7328/
Yujuan7324/
Uyuban7317/
Juwain7311/
Giuwan739/
Juyuan738/
Yuhvan738/
Ihuwan737/
Uyowan735/
Juwane735/
Ujuwan734/
Youwon733/
Yubain732/
Ijuwan732/
Eyowan732/
Yuvaan732/
Yubhan732/
Eyuban731/
Yusuan731/
Juwuan731/
Yuwein731/
Yuvain731/
Yuuang731/
Juwaan731/
Juuwan731/
Jauwan731/
Hiuwan731/
Yuvaşen67100/
Juwahan6759/
Yuchuan6712/
Youwoin6712/
Yuvasin674/
Youjuan673/
Juwanne672/
Yuywong672/
Agiuwan671/
Ojuwang671/
Jouwang671/
Ayyuban671/
Yuvanne671/
Ihuwaun671/
Jauwaan671/

Yuwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yuwan in the Hindi language
यूवानyuvana-

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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 Yuwan
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