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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is primarily found 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. Nanwi is also the 1,467,136th most common given name in the world It is held by 47 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 70 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 17 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Nanwi occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Singapore, where 10 percent are found.

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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