Ndawan Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ndawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Ndawan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndawan is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ndawan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndawan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndawan live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 78 percent are found and Ogun, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndawant9213/
Ndawane924/
N'Dawan921/
Ndawaine8672/
Ndawon833/
Ndaban832/
Ndewan831/
Ndawam831/
Ndavan831/
Ndavant77156/
Ndavane7769/
Ndowane7717/
Ndawong773/
Ndawond771/
Ndevaan771/
Ndowang771/
Ndavhane7115/
Ndouwang711/
Ndabon671/
Ndoban671/
Ndovane6226/
Ndobain626/
Ndouban622/
Ndouvan621/
N'Dobaïn574/
Ndouwoung531/
Ndouwoune531/
Ndobon502/
Ndowom501/

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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 Ndawan
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