Nans Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nans Surname Definition:

More than one family of Nance has taken the name of the place of its residence. Nans of Nans was a Cornish gentleman in the reign of James I. (P.). Nance is the name of an estate in Illogan parish, the seat last century of an old family of the name (L.

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Nans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Fiji11:894,3914,568
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Nans (806) may also be a first name.

Nans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

More than one family of Nance has taken the name of the place of its residence. Nans of Nans was a Cornish gentleman in the reign of James I. (P.). Nance is the name of an estate in Illogan parish, the seat last century of an old family of the name (L.). The name was also represented in St. Kew during last century (G.). John Nance, of Grampound, was a justice of the peace in 1703 (P.). The name is now well represented in the Scilly Islands, and it also occurred there in the 17th century, when Mr. Nance introduced in 1684 the making of help, for glass manufacture.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Nans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nans (Arabic: نعنص, Marathi: नन्स, Russian: Нанс) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nans? popularity and diffusion

Nans is the 1,718,748th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. Nans is mostly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Nans reside; 24 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 23 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 288,056th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 806 people.

The last name Nans is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 35 percent live, Morobe, where 31 percent live and Madang, where 15 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Nans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nans surname declined 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Nans earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.49% more than the national average, earning $49,402 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanse89249/
Neans8938/
Nanns8933/
Ngans8921/
Nansh895/
Nauns894/
Nains892/
Nnans891/
Nasns891/
Natens80110/
Natins8041/
Gnanse8018/
Namnse8012/
Nainse8010/
Nansse807/
Naynns806/
Naansh806/
Ngansh801/
Nahans801/
Nons751,225/
Nanz75781/
Nams75194/
Nanx751/
Nassens7311/
Ngnanse732/
Geenans732/
Gnansse731/
Nassins730/
Nance6732,996/
Nanje676,960/
Nanze67930/
Namse67390/
Noons67188/
Nohns67168/
Neyns67101/
Nanch6764/
Naassens6763/
Nonås6744/
Nonse6724/
Nouns6724/
Ngons6722/
Neuns6713/
Naams6713/
Naims678/
Nnams678/
Neams676/
Nganz676/
Nahanshe675/
Neassens675/
Namsh673/
Nonst673/
Gnons673/
Nançe673/
Nnoms672/
Noëns672/
Neins671/
Nassinsh671/
Nanzt671/
Naums671/
Nayssens671/
Nonns671/
Nahnz671/
Nannz671/
Nuons670/

Nans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nans in the Marathi language
नन्सnansa-
Nans in the Russian language
Нансnans-
Nans in the Arabic language
نعنصnns-
ننسnns-

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