Nkwan Surname
Approximately 613 people bear this surname
Nkwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 494 | 1:42,043 | 5,588 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkwan is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nkwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkwan is the 528,243rd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,888,329 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Nkwan live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Nkwan is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 494 people, or 1 in 42,043. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Nkwan exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwain | 91 | 5,096 | / |
| Nkwane | 91 | 4,434 | / |
| Nkwand | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nkwann | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkwagne | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nckwane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkhwane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkgwane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaing | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwan | 80 | 1,135 | / |
| Nkwon | 80 | 29 | / |
| Nkuan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwangue | 77 | 28 | / |
| Nqukwane | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nkwahane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ningkwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwachen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwane | 73 | 22,391 | / |
| Ncwane | 73 | 5,419 | / |
| Ngwain | 73 | 352 | / |
| Ncwang | 73 | 39 | / |
| Nqwane | 73 | 24 | / |
| Nkuane | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkwone | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nghwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkwein | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nqwain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwand | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwann | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngqukwane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nkwouhang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wane | 67 | 395 | / |
| Ngqwane | 67 | 197 | / |
| Ngcwane | 67 | 179 | / |
| N'Gwane | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngwahan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngkuang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkwoine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuagne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nggwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwa'ne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngw'ane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwatyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwasem | 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 Nkwan
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