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Updated June 9, 2019

How Popular Is The Name Dewan

Family name origins & meanings

  • Indian and Pakistani : status name for a treasurer or court official, from Arabic dīwān ‘royal court’, ‘tribunal of justice’, or ‘treasury’. Under the Mughal administration in India the dewan was usually the highest official in a state.

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