Nanawi Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nanawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Nanawi (43) may also be a first name.

Nanawi Last Name Facts

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

Nanawi occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Nanawi live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 43 people.

Nanawi is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Perak, where 40 percent live, Kelantan, where 20 percent live and Sabah, where 20 percent live. Besides Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and The Philippines, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nannawi9215/
Nanawei9215/
Nahnawi924/
Nanawai922/
Nganawei865/
Nangawai863/
Gnannawi861/
Naisnawi861/
Naunawai861/
Nanawa83298/
Nanavi8321/
Nanawe8314/
Nanabi837/
Nenawi831/
Nangawe77464/
Nanabai77316/
Naanabi7722/
Nanavai7720/
Nannabi7716/
Nainavi7710/
Nanaibe777/
Nainawa777/
Nanavit773/
Nanavei772/
Nangavi772/
Nainabi771/
Nomnawi771/
Nanawue771/
Nanaiva771/
Nanabyi771/
Nanhabi771/
Nanaboi771/
Nanavoi771/
Nanawej771/
Najnavi771/
Nohnawi771/
Nanabhai71792/
Naannabi7139/
Nanavich7110/
Nannabai712/
N'Nanawe711/
Nainabai711/
Nanhabai711/
Nannabhi711/
Nanoobai711/
Nhangavi711/
Nanava671,298/
Nanevi67634/
Nañawa6767/
Nannabhai6759/
Nanave6750/
Nenewi6710/
Nanobi6710/
Nonawa677/
Nonowi674/
Nanabe674/
Nainabhai674/
Nanowe672/
Nanaby671/
Nonawe671/

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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 Nanawi
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