Nanwo Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Nanwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 94 | 1:220,948 | 22,265 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nanwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nanwo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nanwo is the 1,785,358th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. Nanwo is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nanwo are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 220,948. In Cameroon Nanwo is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 95 percent live, Littoral Region, where 2 percent live and West Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Nanwo exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and Taiwan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnanwo | 91 | 122 | / |
| Nanwou | 91 | 75 | / |
| Nanwoh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nanwwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nnanwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nganwou | 83 | 57 | / |
| Ngainwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nanbo | 80 | 1,820 | / |
| Nanwa | 80 | 258 | / |
| Nonwo | 80 | 97 | / |
| Namwo | 80 | 68 | / |
| Nanvo | 80 | 30 | / |
| Nanuo | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ngainwoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnanvo | 73 | 375 | / |
| Nanvou | 73 | 206 | / |
| Nanbou | 73 | 91 | / |
| Nnanwa | 73 | 38 | / |
| Nainwa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Nanuho | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nanwah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nanboh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gnanwa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nannwa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Naumwo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nanuoa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nhanwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nanboi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nganuo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngonwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nanwaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nanwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naanbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neamwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nainwad | 67 | 52 | / |
| Gnanvou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gnonwou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nnanwah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nanvoth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhanhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nonwood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanhvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngainwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnanwaz | 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 Nanwo
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