Nuwan Surname
Approximately 22,170 people bear this surname
Nuwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 21,196 | 1:982 | 120 |
| Thailand | 617 | 1:114,487 | 16,871 |
| United Arab Emirates | 109 | 1:84,058 | 7,655 |
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Liberia | 26 | 1:169,559 | 11,793 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Nuwan (122,606) may also be a first name.
Nuwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nuwan is found most in Sri Lanka. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,392nd most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 328,712 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nuwan are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 8,439th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 122,606 people.
It is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 21,196 people, or 1 in 982. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuiwan | 91 | 27 | / |
| Nouwan | 91 | 18 | / |
| Nuwuan | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nuhwan | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nuewan | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nuwane | 91 | 5 | / |
| Hnuwan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nujwan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nuwahn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nuwain | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nuwhan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaine | 83 | 72 | / |
| Nouwang | 83 | 18 | / |
| Hnuhwan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nauwane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nuwuahn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nohuwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnuhwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hnuwhan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nuban | 80 | 5,136 | / |
| Niwan | 80 | 314 | / |
| Nuvan | 80 | 231 | / |
| Nuwon | 80 | 92 | / |
| Nowan | 80 | 66 | / |
| Nuwam | 80 | 44 | / |
| N'Houwan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nouwaing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noowan | 73 | 75 | / |
| Nuyuan | 73 | 72 | / |
| Nihwan | 73 | 45 | / |
| Nguvan | 73 | 45 | / |
| Nuvaan | 73 | 39 | / |
| Nowain | 73 | 37 | / |
| Nubhan | 73 | 31 | / |
| Nouban | 73 | 26 | / |
| Nuhwon | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gnuwam | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nuewon | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nauvan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hnowan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nubain | 73 | 2 | / |
| Neuban | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nouwon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuvane | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hniwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niewan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nauban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuiban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nubean | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuwoon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nubaan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nouwam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noouan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nowaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuwuon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuwahaine | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nuwaheine | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nuwatting | 71 | 2 | / |
| N'Gnouwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neuschwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuthuan | 67 | 139 | / |
| Nuiwong | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nguvaan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Neuschwang | 67 | 14 | / |
| Naubhan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Noohwan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nhuwong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nhoowan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngnuvan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Neubaun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hnoowan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nouwong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuweine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nouwone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niewann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neubain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nouwein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwoong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuswong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nauvane | 67 | 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 Nuwan
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