Nanwan Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Nanwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 52 | 1:198,762 | 18,872 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Nanwan (776) may also be a first name.
Nanwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nanwan is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanwan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,460,878th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nanwan are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 294,592nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 776 people.
The last name Nanwan is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 198,762. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Atakora Department, where 94 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 4 percent reside and Collines Department, where 2 percent reside. Besides Benin Nanwan is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nganwan | 92 | 22 | / |
| Naunwan | 92 | 12 | / |
| Nanhwan | 92 | 6 | / |
| Gnanwan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Naanwan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nanwain | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nganwain | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namwan | 83 | 966 | / |
| Nanuan | 83 | 336 | / |
| Nanban | 83 | 139 | / |
| Nanvan | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nanwon | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nonwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Namnuan | 77 | 949 | / |
| Nainuan | 77 | 128 | / |
| Nannuan | 77 | 46 | / |
| Nanvang | 77 | 10 | / |
| Neanban | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gnonwan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nanuang | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nanvaan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Natnuan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nonwane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Neanwon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Namhwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanvanh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neamwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nonwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nangnuan | 71 | 154 | / |
| Natenuan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nasinuan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nohunwan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nainbain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naumnuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neinwain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanwoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namban | 67 | 328 | / |
| Nanuam | 67 | 305 | / |
| Nomwan | 67 | 49 | / |
| N'Hounwan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nanbon | 67 | 9 | / |
| Namvan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gnanwoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnanouhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanvon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnonhwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nonwon | 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
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- 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 Nanwan
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