Family name Sahwan (Sahwan 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare surname. The family name Sahwan is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Bahrain, where it is quite a common surname, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Egypt, Indonesia, and Bahrain. Likewise, Sahwan is the forename as well as the last name.