Nganwan Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Nganwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nganwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nganwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nganwan is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nganwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nganwan are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Nganwan is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Nganwan is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 94 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 6 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nganwain | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nanwan | 92 | 61 | / |
| Ganwan | 92 | 11 | / |
| Ngamwan | 86 | 105 | / |
| Naunwan | 86 | 12 | / |
| Nanhwan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ganwaan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gnanwan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Naanwan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nganban | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nanwain | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nganwong | 80 | 48 | / |
| Ngamnuan | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ngamwang | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ghanwant | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kganwane | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nganbain | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gheanwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwatn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwan | 77 | 966 | / |
| Nanuan | 77 | 336 | / |
| Nanban | 77 | 139 | / |
| Ganuan | 77 | 66 | / |
| Ganban | 77 | 37 | / |
| Nanvan | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nanwon | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ganwon | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ganvan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gonwan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nonwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngamban | 71 | 109 | / |
| Nannuan | 71 | 46 | / |
| Naanban | 71 | 32 | / |
| Neanban | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ganwoun | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ganvane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gamwuan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gnonwan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nanvaan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nonwane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ganvand | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ghanban | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gannban | 71 | 2 | / |
| Neanwon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nanvanh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamvan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neamwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namhwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganvant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gonwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganbaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghanvan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganwoin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganuhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngomwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganwham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gonwant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganvain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ganhuang | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gatenuan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nohunwan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ghanvane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngambann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naanvane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgonwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghannuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neinwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nainbain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanwoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganvhane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganvhand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganvatin | 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 Nganwan
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