Nanyon Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Nanyon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Nanyon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanyon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nanyon is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanyon? popularity and diffusion
Nanyon is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Nanyon reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
Nanyon is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 220,427. In Liberia Nanyon is most numerous in: Grand Gedeh County, where 85 percent live, Gbarpolu County, where 5 percent live and Montserrado County, where 5 percent live. Other than Liberia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
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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 Nanyon
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