Nweyan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nweyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nweyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nweyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nweyan is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nweyan? popularity and diffusion
Nweyan is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Nweyan occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nweyan are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent live and West Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nweyang | 92 | 61 | / |
| Nwean | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nweyin | 83 | 15 | / |
| Nwayan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nweang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwiyan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nweyene | 77 | 30 | / |
| Nwoeyen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwayaun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwiyang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nweanne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwain | 73 | 40 | / |
| Nweun | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nbean | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nwaun | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwein | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwyen | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nueyn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nbeyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwuen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweyim | 67 | 194 | / |
| Nwayen | 67 | 187 | / |
| Nwayin | 67 | 90 | / |
| Nueyen | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nweiym | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nweune | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nvoyan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nweine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nueang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwoyin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwiyon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwawen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuawen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nueann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwuyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Bean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwayam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwayon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwijen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwejam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwujan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaind | 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 Nweyan
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