Last name Nuwan (Nuwan 
, นุวรรณ , อนุวัน ) , all around the world, is a common family name. The family name Nuwan is characteristic of Sri Lanka, where it is a common surname, Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname, and Maldives. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and United Arab Emirates. More frequently, Nuwan is the forename as well as the last name.