Nwanak Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Nwanak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nwanak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwanak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwanak is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwanak? popularity and diffusion
Nwanak is the 3,228,735th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Nwanak occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwanak reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon Nwanak is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 67 percent are found, East Region, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Cameroon Nwanak exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwanack | 92 | 92 | / |
| Nwannak | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nwanake | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwangak | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwannake | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nwanag | 83 | 59 | / |
| Nuanak | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nwanok | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nuannak | 77 | 880 | / |
| Nuamnak | 77 | 215 | / |
| Nwanoke | 77 | 48 | / |
| Nwaenag | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwangag | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwanags | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaunoke | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nwanoike | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nuaannak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanuoke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwannoke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanoiske | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nuannok | 62 | 190 | / |
| Nwonoke | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nwonuoke | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbanag | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Nwanak
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