Nanchang Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nanchang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanchang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2131:831,65636,746
China61:227,886,92811,701
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945

Nanchang (15,985) may also be a first name.

Nanchang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nanchang is held by more people in Nigeria 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 Nanchang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,095,216th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname Nanchang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nanchang live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nanchang is also the 44,447th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 15,985 people.

Nanchang is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 831,656. In Nigeria Nanchang is mostly found in: Plateau, where 81 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent live and Kaduna, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nanchang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis