Nanwon Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nanwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanwon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559

Nanwon (36) may also be a first name.

Nanwon Last Name Facts

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

Nanwon is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanwon? popularity and diffusion

Nanwon is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Nanwon occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Nanwon live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name in the world, held by 36 people.

The last name Nanwon is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 18 percent reside and Liberia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neanwon922/
Nanwoung861/
Nanwan8361/
Namwon8346/
Nanbon839/
Nanvon831/
Nonwon831/
Gnanwoune801/
Namwong779,793/
Nganwan7722/
Nonwong7717/
Nanboon7716/
Naunwan7712/
Namwonk7712/
Nanhwan776/
Nanvong773/
Namwone773/
Gnanwan772/
Naanwan772/
Gnanvon771/
Namwoon771/
Noonwong719/
Neamwong716/
Naunboon714/
Gnamwong711/
Gnonwoin711/
Nanuan67336/
Nambon67282/
Nanban67139/
Nanbun6761/
Nanvan6712/
Nonwun674/
Namvon671/
Gnanouhan671/

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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 Nanwon
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