Nadawan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Nadawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nadawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nadawan (7) may also be a first name.

Nadawan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nadawan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nadawan is found most in Afghanistan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nadawan.

How Common Is The Last Name Nadawan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Nadawan is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Nadawan live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Nadawan is also the 4,548,448th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 7 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan Nadawan is mostly found in: Kabul, where 100 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan Nadawan exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nadaban86318/
Nadavan8619/
Nadowan864/
Noudawan80118/
Nadavane8017/
Nadavain804/
Nadhavan803/
Nadawong802/
Nadgavan801/
Naheedaawan781/
Noudawhan754/
Nahadaban751/
Nadabán7154/
Nadoban716/
Naddhabhan714/
Nedewan711/
Nedavan711/
Nădăban5794/
Nadobán5727/

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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 Nadawan
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