Nwan Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2161:820,10536,398
Iran891:862,72542,012
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nwan (133) may also be a first name.

Nwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwan is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 809,613th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Nwan are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most widespread first name globally It is held by 133 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 820,105. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 71 percent reside, Cross River, where 7 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 4 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 26 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwane89224/
Nwain8940/
Nwaun895/
Nwann894/
Nwuan894/
Nwaan892/
Nnwan892/
Nwean891/
Nwant891/
Nwamn891/
Nwwan891/
Nwanne801,929/
Nwaine8046/
Nwahan8043/
Nnwane806/
Nwaune803/
Nweang801/
Nwaten801/
Nwaane801/
Nnwang801/
Nwaind801/
Nuan75965/
Nban7556/
Nwam7552/
Nwon7523/
Nvan7514/
Nwangue7317/
Nnwanne736/
Nwangne732/
Nwachin732/
Nweanne731/
Nwaanne731/
Nwaasen731/
Nuang67652/
Gnuan67384/
Nhuan67368/
Nbhan67157/
Nwone6767/
Nwoun6741/
Nvang6714/
Nuane6714/
Nweun6712/
Nwond6712/
Nwong6710/
Nwuam679/
Nuant678/
Nbean677/
Nwaim676/
Nwosn674/
Nwohn674/
Nwein673/
Nuank673/
Nuamn672/
Nwoon671/
Nweam671/
Nuaan671/
Nuann671/
Nvane671/
Nvaan671/
N'Won671/
N'Ban671/

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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
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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 Nwan
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