Zahwan Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Yemen

Zahwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Yemen351:755,00811,174
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Zahwan (112) may also be a first name.

Zahwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zahwan is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Zahwan live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zahwan is also the 885,979th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 112 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 1,453,288. In Indonesia Zahwan is most frequent in: Central Java, where 75 percent are found, West Java, where 13 percent are found and East Java, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 22 percent are found and Iraq, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahuwan921/
Zawan9173/
Zawain8344/
Zawuan8311/
Zehwan839/
Zaawan836/
Zahuan835/
Zawanh833/
Zahwon832/
Zohwan831/
Dzawan831/
Zaiwan831/
Zeahwon7733/
Cahwhan777/
Zhuowan775/
Cahwahn772/
Zaihuan771/
Cahawan771/
Cahywan771/
Zavan73874/
Cawan73765/
Zawon7339/
Zewan7323/
Zowan731/
Chahwane718/
Chaihwan716/
Zeahwohn712/
Cahwahan711/
Zaihuaan711/
Zeahwhon711/
Cavhan6768,213/
Chawan677,458/
Chowan672,738/
Czaban672,159/
Zewain67399/
Caiwan67119/
Zhovan67117/
Zeawon6753/
Zowain6744/
Cauwan6733/
Caywan6711/
Cawhan6710/
Dzavan6710/
Tsawan679/
Zhevan673/
Czavan672/
Zawoun672/
Zehwon671/
Zewaan671/
Zavaun671/
Zhavan671/
Zayvan671/
Zaivan671/
Zohvan671/
Zouwan671/
Zavhon671/
Zuowan671/
Zeewan671/

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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 Zahwan
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