Nyawan Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nyawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia911:324,11217,512
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Nyawan (182) may also be a first name.

Nyawan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyawan is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyawan is the 1,882,912th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Nyawan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nyawan are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 675,152nd most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 182 people.

It is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 324,112. In Malaysia Nyawan is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 93 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live and Kelantan, where 1 percent live. Not including Malaysia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyawanh921/
Nyanwan921/
Nyaswan921/
Naiyawan864/
Nyazswan861/
Nyanwang861/
Nyamwane861/
Nyanwanh861/
Niawan83308/
Nyewan83103/
Nyaban8346/
Gnawan8319/
Nyowan8317/
Njawan839/
Nyavan831/
Nyauan831/
Nyawon831/
Nyanwanne803/
Ngayyawan801/
Niamwan77692/
Nayowan7745/
Nyowane7719/
Nyamban7717/
Nyenwan7715/
Nijawan7715/
Nyavang7711/
Nyowant779/
Nyanban778/
Nyonwan778/
Nihawan777/
Gnanwan772/
Nyanwon772/
Nyawuon771/
Nuyowan771/
Nyamwam771/
Njhawan771/
Nyavann771/
Nijhawan712,578/
Ngianwan712,535/
Nyavhane7139/
Najhawan7132/
Nogiawan7113/
Ngnawang7112/
Niawatin718/
Nejhawan716/
Niamwhan714/
Nijahwan712/
Nianwang712/
Ngnawane711/
Nyonwang711/
Nyamwandowa711/
Nyojwang711/
Nijgawan711/
Gnianwan711/
Niaban6756/
Niawon6745/
Neowan6722/
Nyabon6716/
Nyouan679/
Njaban676/
Gnowan673/
Nhavan672/
Naiyawong672/
Neavan671/
Ngayyawon671/
Gnawon671/
Hngianwan671/
Nijahawan671/

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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 Nyawan
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