Nowan Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nowan (169) may also be a first name.

Nowan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nowan (Marathi: नोवान) is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Nowan is predominantly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Nowan live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Tai-Asia. Nowan is also the 703,581st most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 169 people.

Nowan is most numerous in Thailand, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,716,859. In Thailand Nowan is most common in: Lamphun Province, where 69 percent reside, Bangkok, where 15 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Thailand Nowan exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Nowan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nowan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nowan Last Name Statistics demography

Nowan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.13% more than the national average, earning $64,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noiwan91495/
Ngowan91442/
Nowant9187/
Noowan9175/
Nowain9137/
Nouwan9118/
Nowane915/
Gnowan913/
Hnowan912/
Nowaun911/
Noywan911/
Nouwang8318/
Noohwan836/
Nhoowan835/
Nowacin833/
Nowaine832/
Hnoowan832/
Nohuwan831/
Nowangh831/
Nochwan831/
Gnowang831/
Noowang831/
Nowatin830/
Nuwan8022,170/
Nawan803,061/
Novan80881/
Nowon80280/
Newan80205/
Noban80113/
Nowam801/
N'Houwan7710/
Noiwatin774/
Nowanowa773/
Nouwaing771/
Noiwaing771/
Nowating770/
Nawane73525/
Nahwan73258/
Novanc7393/
Newhan7337/
Nooban7336/
Novang7329/
Nuiwan7327/
Nouban7326/
Ngovan7325/
Novean7325/
Nawain7320/
Gnawan7319/
Novain7317/
Nobhan7313/
Novane7313/
Nuwuan7313/
Nuhwan7313/
Novant738/
Nawhan736/
Noiban735/
Nobain735/
Nuwane735/
Ngowon734/
Nawaan734/
Newwan733/
Nawann733/
Nouwon732/
Neewan732/
Noovan732/
Nowone732/
Nnewan732/
Hnuwan732/
Nawgan731/
Newann731/
Nowoin731/
Nuwahn731/
Nawant731/
Nawuan731/
Noouan731/
Nouwam731/
Nowein731/
Naewan731/
Nuwain731/
Gnowon731/
Noywam731/
Nuwhan731/
Nehwan731/
Noyvan731/
Nujwan731/
Nnawan731/
Novand730/
Newain730/
Newean730/
N'Gnouwan711/
Noiwong672,226/
Nowocin67705/
Noowong67187/
Nuwaine6772/
Novatin6758/
Novaine6737/
Nawuang6736/
Noywong6735/
Nowocyn6730/
Novatne6718/
Nowotne6711/
Nawaing6711/
Hnawang675/
Hnuhwan675/
Naweang675/
Naewwan674/
Nahawan673/
Naewhan673/
Nhawane672/
Newahan672/
Nouwong672/
Newhann671/
Nuwuahn671/
Noivane671/
Noivand671/
Nouwein671/
Nouwone671/
Novaint671/
Nahwamn671/
Nawaine671/
Ngoiwon671/
Ngouwon671/
Ngaawan671/
N'Govan671/
Nawaane671/
Nowgoun671/
Nauwane671/
Nawannd671/
Noouang671/
Noowoon671/
Nuiwang671/
Nnuhwan671/
Noisuan671/
Nheewan671/
Hnowong671/
Hnuwhan671/

Nowan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nowan in the Marathi language
नोवानnovana-

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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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  • 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 Nowan
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