Gwanan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gwanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Gwanan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwanan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwanan occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwanan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Gwanan live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 83 percent live and Benue, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwamnan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gwanang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gwannan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwangnan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gbanan | 83 | 133 | / |
| Kwanan | 83 | 27 | / |
| Guanan | 83 | 15 | / |
| Gwanam | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gwanone | 77 | 187 | / |
| Gbannan | 77 | 163 | / |
| Gbanhan | 77 | 97 | / |
| Gwainam | 77 | 13 | / |
| Guannan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kwannan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Guaynan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Guanhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guhanan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwamnam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwagnan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwhanan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guainan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kwamnaan | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kwagnang | 71 | 10 | / |
| Guanaine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbahanan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwannang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cuanan | 67 | 2,071 | / |
| Kwanon | 67 | 174 | / |
| Gbanon | 67 | 168 | / |
| Guanon | 67 | 57 | / |
| Quanan | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gwenon | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kwanam | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gwanom | 67 | 15 | / |
| Guanam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kuanan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gbonan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwenan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guonan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guanangue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geevanand | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gvananova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guanaaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwannaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guanachin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwonam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaignant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouhannan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gwanan
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