Nanawa Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nanawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1931:107,61212,606
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Nañawa (67) are calculated separately.

Nanawa (371) may also be a first name.

Nanawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanawa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Nañawa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 897,852nd most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Nanawa reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 450,877th most widely held first name globally, held by 371 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 107,612. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 54 percent are found, North Region, where 38 percent are found and Far North Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Nanawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nanawa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Nanawa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.64% more than the national average, earning $75,787 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nañawa9467/
Nanawat9252/
Nanhawa9210/
Nainawa927/
Namnawa925/
Nanawai922/
Nanahawa8611/
Ngangawa867/
Nainawad866/
Nangawai863/
Naunawai861/
Nanava831,298/
Nanowa83112/
Nanaba8386/
Nanewa8357/
Nanawe8314/
Nanawi8310/
Nonawa837/
Nanawo836/
Nanahawau802,216/
Nanavat771,784/
Nangawe77464/
Nanaeva77367/
Nanabai77316/
Nannowa7798/
Nounawa7791/
Nanavad7761/
Nnanaba7733/
Nanavai7720/
Nainava7717/
Nanawei7715/
Nannawi7715/
Nanouwa7711/
Namnowa7710/
Nangava7710/
Nannaba779/
Naanowa778/
Nahnawi774/
Nannava772/
Nganawo772/
Nanaiva771/
Nanavay771/
Naunava771/
Neynawa771/
Nganava771/
Nongawa771/
Nainaba771/
Nanawue771/
Noinawa771/
Nanabaj771/
Nanabay771/
Nanawej771/
Nanawoh771/
Ngonawa771/
Nganowa771/
Nanoway770/
Nanabhai71792/
Nanabhay71287/
Nainavad71276/
Nainavat7163/
Nanabhau7134/
Nainavay7122/
Nannavat7117/
Nganawei715/
Naynavat713/
Nannabai712/
Naynaeva712/
Nainavau712/
Nainabai711/
Nanhabai711/
Nannavea711/
Nanaavat711/
Naynavas711/
Ngangawo711/
Nonnawas711/
Nanhawou711/
Nainabah711/
Naisnawi711/
Nanaubea711/
N'Nanawe711/
N'Hanaba711/
Gnannawi711/
Gnanouwa711/
Naneva671,334/
Nanova67648/
Nanabo67152/
Nenewa67104/
Nannabhai6759/
Nanave6750/
Nonowa6746/
Nonewa6735/
Nanavi6721/
Nainavaya6718/
Nanabi677/
Nahynaeva676/
Nanoba675/
Nainabhai674/
Nanabe674/
Naynavath673/
Nnanavath673/
Nanowe672/
Nanavatth671/
Nanavauth671/
Nenowa671/
Nonawe671/
Nanaby671/
Nonawo671/

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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 Nanawa
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