Nwanban Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nwanban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwanban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nwanban Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwanban occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nwanban.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwanban? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwanban reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Nwanban is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwanbane934/
Nwanbam8692/
Nwanwan863/
Nwamban861/
Nwanmbam8071/
Nwannwan802/
Nwanwane801/
Nuanbang801/
Nwambam713,893/
Nuanvan714/
Nuanuan713/
Mbanban712/
Nwanwam711/
N'Wonbahan711/
Nuambang67340/
Nuanboon6737/
Nwambamh671/
Nwanvong671/
Nwasmbam671/
Nwoumbang631/
Nwaunwanne591/
Nuanwan57335/
Mbamban5718/
Nwombam574/
Nuanuam571/
Nvonbon571/
Nwonwon571/
Nuannuam53128/
Nuanwang53126/
Nuamnuam5363/
Nwambuon531/
Nboumban531/
Nuamwang531/

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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 Nwanban
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