Zawan Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Zawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
Zawan (72) may also be a first name.
Zawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zawan (Arabic: زاوين) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zawan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Zawan live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 72 people.
This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,932,194. In Pakistan Zawan is primarily concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent reside, Sindh, where 45 percent reside and Punjab, where 5 percent reside. Other than Pakistan it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zawan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zawan in the Arabic language | ||
| زاوين | zawyn | - |
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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 Zawan
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