Nakwan Surname
Approximately 948 people bear this surname
Nakwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 904 | 1:78,140 | 10,439 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Nakwan (158) may also be a first name.
Nakwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakwan occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakwan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 377,044th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,687,285 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Nakwan reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Nakwan is also the 730,165th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 158 people.
The surname Nakwan is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 904 people, or 1 in 78,140. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Chanthaburi Province, where 21 percent reside, Phuket Province, where 13 percent reside and Phrae Province, where 10 percent reside. Barring Thailand it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakhwan | 92 | 67 | / |
| Nakkwan | 92 | 44 | / |
| Nackwan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakwean | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakwank | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakwaan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakwane | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakwand | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakkhwan | 86 | 171 | / |
| Nakwhang | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nakweang | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nakwaine | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nakwaing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakwaang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nackhwan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngaukwan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naikwane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nagwan | 83 | 290 | / |
| Nakuan | 83 | 89 | / |
| Nakwon | 83 | 41 | / |
| Nokwan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nacwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nahakwain | 80 | 36 | / |
| Nakkkhwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nokwane | 77 | 523 | / |
| Nankuan | 77 | 201 | / |
| Nakwong | 77 | 64 | / |
| Nookwan | 77 | 21 | / |
| Nnakwam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nagwane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Noikwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakweing | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nookhwan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hnookwan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nounkwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnaghwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nangwain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhokwant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nokwon | 67 | 197 | / |
| Nagban | 67 | 14 | / |
| Naguan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nagvan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nokuan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Naquan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nacuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagwam | 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 Nakwan
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