Nanso Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

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

Nanso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Nanso (205) may also be a first name.

Nanso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nanso (Hindi: ननसो, Marathi: नानसो, Russian: Нансо) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nanso is the 2,718,172nd most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Nanso live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nanso is also the 632,267th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 205 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 42 percent live, Ogun, where 21 percent live and Ondo, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Nanso exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nganso911,627/
Nansoh91292/
Nansio9196/
Nansot9179/
Nansou9162/
Nansho9150/
Namnso9140/
Nansoz9133/
Gnanso9129/
Nansso915/
Nnanso912/
Nansoa911/
Ngansso8372/
Gnansou8355/
Nnamnso8336/
Ngansou8331/
Ngansio8321/
Nanssou835/
Gnansso832/
Ngansoo832/
Ngansoi831/
Ngansho831/
Nanscoy830/
Nanjo809,735/
Nonso805,870/
Nanco802,109/
Namso80653/
Nansa80340/
Nanzo80141/
Nasinsoi7745/
Gnanssou7718/
Ngainsou779/
Nasinsoy775/
Nganssou772/
Nganssoh771/
Ngnansop771/
Ngnansso771/
Naunsoot771/
Gnansa733,462/
Nansia73683/
Nancoo73677/
Nanzou73532/
Nandjo73354/
Ngonso73353/
Nnamso73340/
Nansha73325/
Nganzo73263/
Ngansa73235/
Nanseu73232/
Nançoz73139/
Nanjod73135/
Nansah7383/
Nanjou7370/
Nancho7343/
Namsoo7338/
Nonsou7332/
Namsoy7327/
Nangio7326/
Gnanzo7323/
Nansat7322/
Nanzoo7322/
Nansaz7320/
Nansaa7319/
Nanzoz7318/
Nnanjo7312/
Namsho737/
Nanjas737/
Namsou737/
Nnomso736/
Naunsa734/
Nomnso734/
Nonsoo734/
Nansad734/
Nanjos733/
Nanjoo732/
Nainsa732/
Nanssa732/
Nnonso732/
Nanzio732/
Nonsso732/
Nancou732/
Nhanco731/
Nhanjo731/
Nounso731/
Nanzos731/
Nansas731/
Nainjo731/
Nainzo731/
Nancoy731/
Namsso731/
Nnanzo731/
Gnanjo731/
Nanzoi731/
Namnjo731/
Namsio731/
Nansap731/
Naanjo731/
Nenhso731/
Hnansa731/
Gnanzou671,829/
Gnamsou671,470/
Nandjou671,103/
Gnanssa67634/
Nanshap67227/
Gnonsio67211/
Gnonsou6795/
Nanchou6774/
Nanjoud6752/
Gnandjo6748/
Gnonsoi6736/
Nansseu6734/
Nganzou6726/
Nganssa6719/
Nainsha6717/
Ngounso6711/
Nandjop6711/
Nainsah6710/
Nonssou6710/
Nanziot679/
Nahanjo676/
Nounsoy676/
Nanshah675/
Ngonsso675/
Nnaamso674/
Nnomsoo674/
Nnansha673/
Gnansah673/
Nounsou673/
Nasinsa673/
Nanzhou673/
Nosenso672/
Ngonsoh672/
Nnanzoa672/
Namsoot672/
Nanshad671/
Nansapp671/
Naansia671/
Nhansah671/
N'Gansa671/
Naancho671/
Nanhzoh671/
Nanjohe671/
Nandjos671/
Nannsas671/
Nansaat671/
Nainzou671/
Nahnzoh671/
Nanchop671/
Natensa671/
Nasinjo671/
Ngansha671/
Nganzio671/
Nganzoi671/
Ngahnsa671/
Ngainsa671/
Naanjoh671/
N'Anzou671/
Gnonsoh671/
Gnamsso671/
Nnonsuo671/
Naansat671/
Nanchoy671/
Namsout671/
Ngonsoi671/

Nanso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanso in the Marathi language
नानसोnanaso87.88
नानासोnanaso10.1
नान्सोnanso1.01
नान्सॉnanso1.01
Nanso in the Hindi language
ननसोnanaso62.5
नन्सोnanso37.5
Nanso in the Russian language
Нансоnanso-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nanso
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