Nansah Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Nansah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nansah (138) may also be a first name.
Nansah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nansah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nansah is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Nansah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nansah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,061,309th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Nansah reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nansah is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 138 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria Nansah is most numerous in: Plateau, where 79 percent are found, Niger, where 17 percent are found and Kano, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 35 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Nansah
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