Nyowan Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Nyowan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Nyowan (14) may also be a first name.
Nyowan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyowan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyowan is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyowan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Nyowan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Nyowan are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Nyowan is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name globally, held by 14 people.
The surname Nyowan is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia Nyowan is primarily found in: Maryland County, where 100 percent live. Other than Liberia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayowan | 92 | 45 | / |
| Nyowane | 92 | 19 | / |
| Nyowant | 92 | 9 | / |
| Nuyowan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyouwan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyojwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyawan | 83 | 97 | / |
| Neowan | 83 | 22 | / |
| Nyouan | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gnowan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nyuwan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyhovan | 77 | 32 | / |
| Nhoowan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyuwuan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyuwaan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyawanh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyouane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnowang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyaswan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyovang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nogiawan | 71 | 13 | / |
| Naiyawan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyazswan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nogiowan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njouwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niawan | 67 | 308 | / |
| Nyaban | 67 | 46 | / |
| Gnawan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nyabon | 67 | 16 | / |
| Njawan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Niuwan | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Gnouwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnowon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyawon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyouon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nioban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngayyawan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyuwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyauan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyuwam | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nyowan
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