Nkwan Surname

528,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4941:42,0435,588
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkwan Last Name Facts

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

Nkwan is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 528,243rd most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,888,329 people. The surname Nkwan occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Nkwan live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 494 people, or 1 in 42,043. In Cameroon Nkwan is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwain915,096/
Nkwane914,434/
Nkwand914/
Nkwann911/
Nkwagne832/
Nckwane831/
Nkhwane831/
Nkgwane831/
Nkwanng831/
Nkwaing831/
Ngwan801,135/
Nkwon8029/
Nkuan801/
Nkwangue7728/
Nqukwane776/
Nkwahane772/
Ningkwan771/
Nkwachen771/
Ngwane7322,391/
Ncwane735,419/
Ngwain73352/
Ncwang7339/
Nqwane7324/
Nkuane735/
Nkwone732/
Nghwan732/
Nkwein732/
Nqwain731/
Ngwand731/
Nkwaim731/
Ngwann731/
Ngqukwane715/
Nkwouhang711/
Ng'wane67395/
Ngqwane67197/
Ngcwane67179/
N'Gwane6710/
Ngwahan675/
Ngkuang674/
Nkwoine671/
Nkweing671/
Nkuagne671/
Ngwaing671/
Nggwain671/
Nqwanne671/
Nqgwane671/
Ngqwang671/
Nkwoune671/
Ngwaune671/
Ngwanne671/
Ngwa'ne671/
Ngw'ane671/
Ngwatyn671/
Nkwasem671/

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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
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  • 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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