Namwan Surname

371,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Namwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand7431:95,07213,446
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Namwan (1,278) may also be a first name.

Namwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namwan (Arabic: عنمون) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Namwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Namwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 371,590th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,544,043 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Namwan reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 220,538th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 1,278 people.

Namwan is most frequent in Thailand, where it is carried by 743 people, or 1 in 95,072. In Thailand Namwan is most prevalent in: Sisaket Province, where 64 percent reside, Khon Kaen Province, where 11 percent reside and Udon Thani Province, where 8 percent reside. Beside Thailand this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namwane9219/
Neamwan921/
Namhwan921/
Ngamwean861/
Namwaing861/
Nemwan833,598/
Namban83328/
Namuan8385/
Nanwan8361/
Nomwan8349/
Namwon8346/
Namvan835/
Namuang7717,921/
Namwong779,793/
Namnuan77949/
Nganwan7722/
Namuand7721/
Naunwan7712/
Namwonk7712/
Nanhwan776/
Nambain775/
Namwone773/
Gnanwan772/
Naanwan772/
Naimban772/
Nanwain771/
Ngamvan771/
Namwoon771/
Ngomwan771/
Namuane771/
Nammuang71355/
Naimuang7154/
Natmuang7150/
Neamwong716/
Namuhane712/
Ngammuan712/
Naumnuan711/
Namuhain711/
Nganwain711/
Namhuang711/
Namuangk711/
Namweing711/
Neamnuan711/
Nemwahan711/
Gnamwong711/
Nanuan67336/
Nambon67282/
Nanban67139/
Nanvan6712/
Nanwon6711/
Nomban675/
Nemvan672/
Namvon671/
Nonwan671/
Nemwon671/

Namwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namwan in the Arabic language
عنمونnmwn-
نمونnmwn-

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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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  • 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 Namwan
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