Nanfang Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
Nanfang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 292 | 1:71,127 | 8,925 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Nanfang (20,874) may also be a first name.
Nanfang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanfang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nanfang is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanfang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 874,560th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nanfang reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 36,623rd most frequent forename on earth It is held by 20,874 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,127. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 45 percent live, West Region, where 23 percent live and Littoral Region, where 21 percent live. Beside Cameroon it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in China, where 3 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nganfang | 93 | 150 | / |
| Nanfan | 92 | 311 | / |
| Namfang | 86 | 134 | / |
| Nanfong | 86 | 17 | / |
| Gnanfan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nganfan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nanfain | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngonfang | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nanfanck | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngamfang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nganfong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namfan | 77 | 26 | / |
| Nanfon | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nanfam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gnanfon | 71 | 58 | / |
| Nanphan | 71 | 16 | / |
| Nanfoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnanfon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonphang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Namphang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngonfong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naunphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanphong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnanffon | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Nanfang
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