Nimnan Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nimnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nimnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nimnan (469) may also be a first name.

Nimnan Last Name Facts

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

Nimnan is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nimnan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,785,358th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nimnan reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 393,184th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 469 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria Nimnan is most frequent in: Plateau, where 79 percent reside, Kaduna, where 8 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nimnaun9230/
Nimnang926/
Nimnane921/
Nimnayn921/
Gnimgnan861/
Nimnon83159/
Nimnam8333/
Ninnan8313/
Numnan838/
Ninnang77278/
Nimnong77117/
Ningnan7757/
Nimneam7734/
Nimnoun7717/
Nimnaim778/
Numnaun777/
Ninnant772/
Gninnan771/
Nimnaum771/
Nimnont771/
Niemnoun711/
Neumnann711/
Ninnon671,627/
Ninnam67126/
Numnon67111/
Nemnam6751/
Nemnon6750/
Nimnom6743/
Ngnemnain671/
Nennan671/

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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 Nimnan
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