Nan Surname
Approximately 441,714 people bear this surname
Nan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 293,426 | 1:4,660 | 193 |
| Myanmar | 65,432 | 1:794 | 95 |
| Cambodia | 31,287 | 1:495 | 123 |
| India | 24,662 | 1:31,103 | 2,285 |
| Thailand | 6,478 | 1:10,904 | 642 |
| Romania | 5,873 | 1:3,419 | 470 |
| Malaysia | 1,442 | 1:20,454 | 1,913 |
| Egypt | 1,403 | 1:65,528 | 6,121 |
| Iran | 1,302 | 1:58,973 | 6,363 |
| United States | 1,015 | 1:357,102 | 31,891 |
| Vietnam | 979 | 1:94,633 | 700 |
| Ivory Coast | 691 | 1:33,388 | 2,230 |
| Taiwan | 666 | 1:35,202 | 432 |
| Singapore | 642 | 1:8,579 | 478 |
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 |
| Indonesia | 511 | 1:258,805 | 23,493 |
| Japan | 396 | 1:322,839 | 11,531 |
| United Arab Emirates | 341 | 1:26,869 | 2,988 |
| Argentina | 335 | 1:127,592 | 10,803 |
| Hong Kong | 323 | 1:22,710 | 468 |
| Netherlands | 316 | 1:53,440 | 9,173 |
| Uruguay | 300 | 1:11,439 | 1,286 |
| Canada | 269 | 1:136,972 | 14,140 |
| Italy | 251 | 1:243,652 | 33,025 |
| Brazil | 207 | 1:1,034,176 | 36,449 |
| Nigeria | 207 | 1:855,762 | 37,544 |
| Pakistan | 202 | 1:884,376 | 12,097 |
| Spain | 181 | 1:258,299 | 16,363 |
| Russia | 159 | 1:906,434 | 71,932 |
| Cameroon | 154 | 1:134,864 | 15,121 |
| Afghanistan | 142 | 1:226,431 | 4,024 |
| France | 137 | 1:484,837 | 68,361 |
| Papua New Guinea | 137 | 1:59,516 | 7,632 |
| Australia | 111 | 1:243,205 | 22,593 |
| England | 101 | 1:551,664 | 33,983 |
| Benin | 99 | 1:104,400 | 11,784 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Ecuador | 92 | 1:172,890 | 7,459 |
| South Korea | 91 | 1:563,080 | 262 |
| Ukraine | 67 | 1:679,443 | 71,859 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Germany | 56 | 1:1,437,597 | 88,094 |
| Philippines | 44 | 1:2,300,869 | 126,392 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Liberia | 28 | 1:157,448 | 11,209 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Burkina Faso | 22 | 1:834,186 | 9,118 |
| Kazakhstan | 22 | 1:803,750 | 51,043 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Serbia | 15 | 1:476,330 | 19,508 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Armenia | 9 | 1:325,576 | 7,297 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 117 | 1:429,220 | 31,367 |
The alternate forms: Nán (13), Nãn (1) & Ñan (1) are calculated separately.
Nan (2,256,514) may also be a first name.
Nan Demographics
Average Male Nan Height
173.15 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nan (Arabic: نان, Georgian: ნან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻥ, Hindi: नान, Marathi: नान, Oriya: ନାନ, Russian: Нан, Tibetan: ནན་) is found in China more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Nán, Nãn or Ñan. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nan is the 1,206th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 16,498 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Nan are found; 67 percent are found in East Asia and 67 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 256th most common first name world-wide It is held by 2,256,514 people.
The surname Nan is most widespread in China, where it is borne by 293,426 people, or 1 in 4,660. Outside of China this surname is found in 118 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 15 percent are found and Cambodia, where 7 percent are found.
Nan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nan last name grew 868 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 777 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 767 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Christian (73%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Nan surname are 5.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.68% registered with the party.
The amount Nan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.84% less than the national average, earning €9,958 per year; in South Africa they earn 57.3% more than the national average, earning R 373,800 per year; in United States they earn 4.43% less than the national average, earning $41,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.01% less than the national average, earning $46,699 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nan in the Georgian language | ||
| ნან | nan | - |
| Nan in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནན་ | nen | - |
| Nan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻥ | alnan | 83.33 |
| ﻧﺎﻥ | nan | 16.67 |
| Nan in the Hindi language | ||
| नान | nana | 76.29 |
| नन्द | nanda | 5.12 |
| नन्दू | nandu | 3.71 |
| नन्दु | nandu | 2.75 |
| नन | nana | 2.72 |
| नन्दलाल | nandalala | 2.49 |
| नन् | nan | 0.44 |
| Nan in the Marathi language | ||
| नान | nana | 72.78 |
| नन | nana | 20.71 |
| नंद | nanda | 3.55 |
| Nan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାନ | nana | 38.46 |
| ନନ | nana | 28.85 |
| ନଁ | nam | 15.38 |
| ନଂ | nam | 7.69 |
| ନାନ୍ | nan | 3.85 |
| ନନ୍ | nan | 0.64 |
| Nan in the Russian language | ||
| Нан | nan | - |
| Nan in the Arabic language | ||
| نان | nan | - |
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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 Nan
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