Nanlan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Nanlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

Nanlan (3,458) may also be a first name.

Nanlan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanlan is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanlan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Nanlan are found; 67 percent are found in East Asia and 67 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 120,916th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 3,458 people.

The last name Nanlan is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Hsinchu County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Taiwan it is found in one country. It is also common in Jamaica, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanlang928/
Nanlian924/
Naanlang8614/
Nanliang866/
Namlan8376/
Nanlam832/
Nonlan832/
Nanlon832/
Nanglihan80241/
Nanlong7784/
Namlang7754/
Namlian772/
Namlane771/
Gnonlan771/
Nonland770/
Naanlong7167/
Neamlang712/
Nganlion711/
Namlam674/
Nanlom673/
N'Gnonlan671/
Nonlon670/
Nomland6235/
Neanlom621/
Naanlom621/
Gnonlon621/
Neimlane571/
Nounllon571/

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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 Nanlan
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