Nyasan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Nyasan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyasan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nyasan (15) may also be a first name.

Nyasan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyasan (Marathi: न्यासान) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyasan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyasan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Nyasan occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Nyasan are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyasan is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename in the world, held by 15 people.

It is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 27,020,692. Besides Ghana this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nyasan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyasan in the Marathi language
न्यासानn'yasana-

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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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  • 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 Nyasan
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