Nkwanyang Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Nkwanyang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Nkwanyang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwanyang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwanyang is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Nkwanyang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwanyang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkwanyang is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Nkwanyang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwanyang reside; 83 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 88 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwanyan | 94 | 4 | / |
| Kwanyang | 94 | 2 | / |
| Ngwanyang | 89 | 24 | / |
| Nkwanyong | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kwaanyang | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kwagnang | 82 | 10 | / |
| Kwanjang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kwanniang | 78 | 135 | / |
| Nkwenjang | 78 | 3 | / |
| Ngwenyang | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kwanyoung | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kwanyhong | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanyong | 78 | 1 | / |
| Guanyang | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kuanjang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quanyang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguanyong | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ngwanjong | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ngwenjang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuannyong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwenjong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwanjoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwainjong | 63 | 1 | / |
| Guanyong | 59 | 6 | / |
| Quanhang | 59 | 2 | / |
| Guanjiang | 56 | 6 | / |
| Nguanjong | 56 | 1 | / |
| Quanjiang | 56 | 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 Nkwanyang
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