Nswan Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nswan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nswan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Palestine81:568,60613,348
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nswan (42) may also be a first name.

Nswan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nswan is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nswan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 878,878th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname Nswan is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nswan are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widespread forename internationally It is held by 42 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Swan9141/
Nshwan918/
Nswane913/
Nswanh911/
Nshwane831/
Nswon801/
Nswam801/
Nsuan801/
Nzwane73406/
Njwang7331/
Nsbhan731/
Nssuan731/
Næsvang6710/
Njuan6018/
Nzuan6011/
Nsuam603/
Njwon601/
Njuane551/
Njuang551/

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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 Nswan
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