Nwane Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Nwane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 172 | 1:1,029,900 | 43,269 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwane (73) may also be a first name.
Nwane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺍﻥ) is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nwane is the 1,095,216th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwane are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 73 people.
Nwane is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 22 percent reside, Delta, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Nwane exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nwane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nwane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺍﻥ | alnwan | - |
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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 Nwane
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