Alwan

Borrowed from Arabic عَلْوَان (ʕalwān).

Alwan (plural Alwans)

1. A surname from Arabic.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alwan is the 36154^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 620 individuals. Alwan is most common among White (79.03%) and Mixed Race (10.48%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Alwan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 31.