Nakhwan Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Nakhwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakhwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520

Nakhwan (84) may also be a first name.

Nakhwan Last Name Facts

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

Nakhwan has its highest incidence in Thailand. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakhwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nakhwan reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Nakhwan is also the 1,046,220th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 84 people.

Nakhwan is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,441,599. In Thailand Nakhwan is most numerous in: Phuket Province, where 51 percent are found, Songkhla Province, where 33 percent are found and Surat Thani Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Thailand this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakkhwan93171/
Nackhwan931/
Nakwan92948/
Nakkkhwan881/
Nakkwan8644/
Nachwan8610/
Nakhuan869/
Najhwan868/
Nakwane861/
Nakhban861/
Nakwaan861/
Nakwean861/
Nackwan861/
Nakhwong802,114/
Nakhuang80558/
Nuikhwan8062/
Nookhwan804/
Nakwaine802/
Naikwane801/
Naikhuan801/
Nakwon7741/
Nokwan778/
Nacwan771/
Nakvan771/
Nahakwain7536/
Nokwane71523/
Nookwan7121/
Nachuan715/
Nakkvan712/
Nochwan711/
Nakkban711/
Noikwan711/
Nakvasin67245/
Nachuang67206/
Nakvasyn6730/
Nokkhuan6721/
Hnookwan672/
Naichuan672/
Nhocwane671/
Nokhuane671/

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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
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  • 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 Nakhwan
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