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
The last name Nanwan is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nanwan.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,460,878th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs mostly 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. Nanwan is also the 294,592nd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 776 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 198,762. In Benin Nanwan is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 94 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 4 percent reside and Collines Department, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin this last name exists 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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