Nouwan Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Nouwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nouwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nouwan (25) may also be a first name.

Nouwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nouwan is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nouwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Nouwan occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nouwan live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Mande Africa. Nouwan is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 25 people.

The last name Nouwan is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,647,945. In The Ivory Coast Nouwan is most common in: Montagnes District, where 86 percent are found and Comoé District, where 14 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast Nouwan exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Thailand, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouwang9218/
Nohuwan921/
Nuwan9122,170/
Nowan9166/
N'Houwan8610/
Noujawan861/
Nouwaing861/
Noiwan83495/
Ngowan83442/
Nowant8387/
Noowan8375/
Nowain8337/
Nuiwan8327/
Nouban8326/
Nuwuan8313/
Nuhwan8313/
Nuewan837/
Nowane835/
Nuwane835/
Gnowan833/
Nouwon832/
Hnowan832/
Hnuwan832/
Nuwahn831/
Nowaun831/
Noouan831/
Nouwam831/
Noywan831/
Nuwain831/
Nuwhan831/
Nujwan831/
N'Gnouwan801/
Nuwaine7772/
Nayowan7745/
Noohwan776/
Hnuhwan775/
Nhoowan775/
Nowacin773/
Nowaine772/
Nouwong772/
Hnoowan772/
Najuwan771/
Nuwuahn771/
Nouwein771/
Nouwone771/
Nowangh771/
Ngouwon771/
Nochwan771/
Nuyowan771/
Gnowang771/
Nauwane771/
Noouang771/
Noowang771/
Nuiwang771/
Nnuhwan771/
Noisuan771/
Hnuwhan771/
Nowatin770/
Nuban735,136/
Nawan733,061/
Novan73881/
Nowon73280/
Nuvan73231/
Noban73113/
Nuwon7392/
Nuwam7344/
Nowam731/
Noihuang71192/
Noohuang7114/
Noothuan716/
Najouhan715/
Noiwatin714/
Nowanowa713/
Nouwoung712/
Nouveane711/
Nojiwane711/
Nouhuang711/
Noiwaing711/
Nowating710/
Najwan671,006/
Nasuan67603/
Nawane67525/
Nahwan67258/
Novanc6793/
Nuyuan6772/
Nguvan6745/
Nayuan6744/
Naiwan6740/
Nuvaan6739/
Nooban6736/
Nubhan6731/
Novang6729/
Naywan6726/
Ngovan6725/
Novean6725/
Noushvand6722/
Nawain6720/
Gnawan6719/
Novain6717/
Nouvam6715/
Noubon6714/
Nobhan6713/
Novane6713/
Najuan6712/
Nouvon6712/
Novant678/
Gnuwam678/
Nouwom677/
Nawhan676/
Noiban675/
Nobain675/
Ngowon674/
Nawaan674/
Nauvan673/
Nuwahaine673/
Nawann673/
Nuvane672/
Noovan672/
Nowone672/
Nuwatting672/
Neuban672/
Navoun672/
Nubain672/
Nuwaheine672/
Nijwan671/
Nauban671/
Nawgan671/
Neuschwan671/
Nowoin671/
Nuwuon671/
Nawant671/
Nawuan671/
Nowein671/
Nubaan671/
Nubean671/
Naboun671/
Gnowon671/
Noywam671/
Nuwoon671/
Noyvan671/
Nuiban671/
Nnawan671/
Niewan671/
Novand670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nouwan
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