Nianwu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Nianwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nianwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China41:341,830,39216,990
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nianwu (3,457) may also be a first name.

Nianwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nianwu occurs more in China more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nianwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Nianwu live; 80 percent live in East Asia and 80 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Nianwu is also the 120,936th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,457 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in China, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 341,830,392. Excluding China Nianwu exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyianwua8628/
Nyanwu833/
Njanwou779/
Gnanwui774/
Nnyanwu771/
Nyiawua771/
Njanwui771/
Nyawu73116/
Njionwou712/
Niambu67116/
Niamvu674/
Nyanvu674/
Nyawua672/
Njonwu672/
Nyanbu672/
Gnanvu671/

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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 Nianwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis