Nanwan Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Nanwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin521:198,76218,872
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

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 more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nanwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460,878th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name on earth, borne by 776 people.

The surname Nanwan is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 198,762. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 94 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 4 percent are found and Collines Department, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Benin Nanwan is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nganwan9222/
Naunwan9212/
Nanhwan926/
Gnanwan922/
Naanwan922/
Nanwain921/
Nganwain861/
Namwan83966/
Nanuan83336/
Nanban83139/
Nanvan8312/
Nanwon8311/
Nonwan831/
Namnuan77949/
Nainuan77128/
Nannuan7746/
Nanvang7710/
Neanban779/
Gnonwan777/
Nanuang777/
Nanvaan775/
Natnuan774/
Nonwane773/
Neanwon772/
Namhwan771/
Nanvanh771/
Neamwan771/
Nonwang771/
Nangnuan71154/
Natenuan719/
Nasinuan718/
Nohunwan716/
Nainbain711/
Naumnuan711/
Namwaing711/
Neinwain711/
Nanwoung711/
Namban67328/
Nanuam67305/
Nomwan6749/
N'Hounwan6710/
Nanbon679/
Namvan675/
Gnanwoune671/
Gnanouhan671/
Nanvon671/
Gnonhwane671/
Nonwon671/

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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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