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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lanwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Lanwan reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lanwan is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 24 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Yobe, where 41 percent reside, Kano, where 33 percent reside and Ogun, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Lanwan occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 3 percent reside and Taiwan, where 3 percent reside.
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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