Qashwan Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Qashwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qashwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3491:75,7175,159
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Syria91:2,144,5589,551

Qashwan Last Name Facts

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

Qashwan is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qashwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 567,444th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. The last name Qashwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qashwan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 75,717. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Ma'rib Governorate, where 95 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 5 percent are found and Aden Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Barring Yemen this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 36 percent are found and Syria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qahwan92669/
Qaswan9210/
Kashwan8629/
Cashwan863/
Qaiswan861/
Quaswan861/
Qawan8378/
Kaishwan803/
Qoshwane801/
Kaushwan801/
Kaswan771,703/
Caswan77296/
Hqawan7721/
Cahwan7718/
Kahwan7711/
Qabhan773/
Qasban773/
Qaywan772/
Qajwan771/
Qawane771/
Qaawan771/
Qaiwan771/
Quawan771/
Khashwain757/
Khaswan71281/
Keshwan71170/
Caswang7174/
Cashvan7118/
Cahwhan717/
Kahawan715/
Kauswan713/
Cahwahn712/
Kasswan712/
Kaswant711/
Qobahan711/
Qaawane711/
Qasvand711/
Cahywan711/
Qaisban711/
Cahawan711/
Qawahan711/
Kashvan711/
Kaswann711/
Kawan672,968/
Qaban672,568/
Cawan67765/
Qawam67219/
Koshwane6739/
Khaswane6738/
Kashvand6710/
Khashban672/
Kahwuang671/
Qawateen671/
Casbahan671/
Koschwan671/
Keishwan671/
Keschwan671/
Cahwahan671/
Kaishwam671/

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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
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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 Qashwan
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