Nyuan Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia881:50,0974,478
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Nyuan (40) may also be a first name.

Nyuan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyuan is most common in Liberia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyuan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nyuan are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Nyuan is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 40 people.

Nyuan is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 50,097. In Liberia Nyuan is most common in: Grand Bassa County, where 56 percent live, Montserrado County, where 32 percent live and Nimba County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Liberia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyuahn915/
Nyuane911/
N'Yuan911/
Nyuaing831/
Nyuon8033,284/
Gnouan73392/
Nhiuane674,945/
Nehouan6727/
Gnouhan674/
Niujian672/
Njouane672/
Nihouan672/
Ngnouan671/
Gneouan671/
Gnouang671/
Njeuhan671/
Nhuiyan671/
Niaouan671/
Niahouan6240/
N'Gnouan625/
Njeuhane622/
Gnihouan621/
Gnouagne621/
Njouangue571/
Njouon555/
Neouam551/
Neouon551/
Njouone5023/
Gnouhon504/
Niouhon503/
Njouond501/
Ngnouam501/

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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 Nyuan
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