Nven Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nven (9) may also be a first name.

Nven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nven is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nven click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nven is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Nven reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nven is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 9 people.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Nven is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 67 percent live and Littoral Region, where 33 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nvene89953/
Nveng893/
Nvesn891/
Nvemn891/
Nvent891/
Nìven891/
Nåven891/
Nveing8015/
Nnvene803/
Nvin7517/
Nvyn755/
Mven753/
Nėvienė731/
Mveng673,239/
Nwene67479/
Mvene67117/
Mvein6730/
Nuene6721/
Nbene6718/
Nweun6712/
Nbean677/
Nwein673/
Nuenh673/
Mveyn672/
Nueyn672/
Nvina672/
Mveen671/
Nbeyn671/
Nmvem671/
Nwean671/
Nving671/
Nvine671/
Nveñe671/
Mvien671/

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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 Nven
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