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
Nanwo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nanwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nanwo is the 1,785,358th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname is mostly 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 last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 220,948. In Cameroon Nanwo is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 95 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found and West Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Taiwan, where 3 percent are found.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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