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
The surname Nweyan is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nweyan.
How Common Is The Last Name Nweyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nweyan reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent reside and West Region, where 50 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
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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