Lanwan Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Lanwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Lanwan (24) may also be a first name.
Lanwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lanwan is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lanwan.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanwan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,602,217th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Lanwan live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 24 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Lanwan is most prevalent in: Yobe, where 41 percent live, Kano, where 33 percent live and Ogun, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 3 percent live and Taiwan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lianwan | 92 | 9 | / |
| Lanwuan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Laanwan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lainwand | 86 | 7 | / |
| Lajnwand | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lanuan | 83 | 216 | / |
| Lonwan | 83 | 65 | / |
| Lanban | 83 | 9 | / |
| Lamwan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lanuang | 77 | 385 | / |
| Lamnuan | 77 | 133 | / |
| Lainuan | 77 | 120 | / |
| Lanwong | 77 | 89 | / |
| Liamwan | 77 | 29 | / |
| Lanvand | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lahnuan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lanvane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lanvain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laynuan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lanwoin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lanhuang | 71 | 70 | / |
| Lianhuan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lianuang | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hlanwong | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hlonwane | 71 | 7 | / |
| Lianwong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Langnuan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lasinuan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Latinwon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lahnwong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lhanwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lamnuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Languhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leanbaun | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lamban | 67 | 5,153 | / |
| Lanbon | 67 | 355 | / |
| Lianhuang | 67 | 67 | / |
| Lomwan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lonwon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hlonhwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lañuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lanvon | 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 Lanwan
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