Nwen Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Nwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Nwen (11) may also be a first name.
Nwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwen occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nwen is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Nwen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nwen reside; 43 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name on earth, held by 11 people.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Nwen is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 33 percent live, Littoral Region, where 33 percent live and Southwest Region, where 33 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 43 percent live and Pakistan, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwene | 89 | 479 | / |
| Nweun | 89 | 12 | / |
| Nwein | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nween | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nwuen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nwend | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nwean | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nwn | 86 | 29 | / |
| Nwenne | 80 | 28 | / |
| N'Wene | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nweenh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nweine | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwween | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwenhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnwene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuen | 75 | 63 | / |
| Nwem | 75 | 38 | / |
| Nwin | 75 | 22 | / |
| Nben | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nwhn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nwnc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nwnk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nwnq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hnwn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhwn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwng | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Weine | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweanne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhuen | 67 | 3,353 | / |
| Nueng | 67 | 291 | / |
| Nwine | 67 | 71 | / |
| Nouen | 67 | 63 | / |
| Nwain | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nwing | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwnne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuesn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnuen | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Win | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Wem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnben | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwnqu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuenk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwhnh | 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
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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 Nwen
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