Nwaban Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Nwaban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Nwaban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwaban Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwaban occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaban? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Nwaban occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwaban are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 88 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 13 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Nwaban exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwabane | 92 | 88 | / |
| Nwabang | 92 | 12 | / |
| Nwauban | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwabanne | 86 | 24 | / |
| Nwaubain | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nwabam | 83 | 206 | / |
| Nwoban | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nwabon | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nbaban | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwabeun | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwabong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwauwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaubam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuabane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwabuone | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwaubeam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwabomne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaibone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwobam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nwawam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwawon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuawan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbaban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbowan | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nwaban
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