Mwanan Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Mwanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Mwanan (15) may also be a first name.
Mwanan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwanan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,274,477th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Mwanan occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Mwanan are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mwanan is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 73 percent live and Nasarawa, where 27 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanane | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mwangan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mwhanan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwanant | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbanan | 83 | 160 | / |
| Muanan | 83 | 19 | / |
| Mwanam | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mbanean | 77 | 11 | / |
| Muanhan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Muangan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Muannan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mbanaan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muanang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbannan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbaanan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbahnan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbainan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaïnan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouhanan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muangain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muangnan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbainain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muannang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanhang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanam | 67 | 301 | / |
| Muangnang | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mbonan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Muanon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbanon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muenan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mwanan
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