Nanwi Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Singapore

Nanwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nanwi (47) may also be a first name.

Nanwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nanwi is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nanwi is the 3,141,416th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Nanwi are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 47 people.

The last name Nanwi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 70 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 17 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Nanwi exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Singapore, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnanwi91353/
Nganwi9155/
Nanwai9138/
Nnanwi9110/
Nanwei914/
Nanwie913/
Nhanwi911/
Nganwui8325/
Gnanwui834/
Nainwei833/
Nnanwii831/
Nhanwii831/
Naanwii831/
Neanwii831/
Nanvi801,507/
Nanui80259/
Nanwa80258/
Nanwe80106/
Nanbi8055/
Namwi8018/
Nonwi801/
Nanwy801/
Gnanvi731,930/
Namwai731,312/
Gnanwe73614/
Nanvhi7350/
Nnanwa7338/
Nainwa7328/
Nanbai7320/
Nanway7317/
Nannwa7314/
Nanvis7311/
Gnanui737/
Nnanwe736/
Nhanwa735/
Nanboi734/
Nanwee734/
Nhanvi734/
Namnui734/
Nanvio734/
Naunbi733/
Nainvi733/
Nounwi732/
Nanweh732/
Nainbi732/
Naanwe732/
Nanvai731/
Nahnvi731/
Nanuhi731/
Namwyi731/
Gnanwé731/
Nganwy731/
Namwiz731/
Nanïbi731/
Nanwaa731/
Nanvui731/
Nanuiz731/
Nonwid731/
Naanbi731/
Nangeewai716/
Nganhui6726/
Gnanhui6725/
Naanwee676/
Nanbhai673/
Nanwheh671/
Nhanhwa671/
Nainway671/
Nanguhi671/
Nasinui671/
Gnanvii671/
Gnagnui671/
Neanuhi671/
Gnonwui671/
Namwich671/
Neamnui671/
Nganvai671/

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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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  • 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 Nanwi
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