Nyuan Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Nyuan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 88 | 1:50,097 | 4,478 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
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
Nyuan occurs most in Liberia. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyuan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,871,545th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. Nyuan is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nyuan live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 40 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 50,097. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Grand Bassa County, where 56 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 32 percent reside and Nimba County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Liberia Nyuan exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyuahn | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nyuane | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Yuan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyuaing | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyuon | 80 | 33,284 | / |
| Gnouan | 73 | 392 | / |
| Nhiuane | 67 | 4,945 | / |
| Nehouan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gnouhan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Niujian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njouane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nihouan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngnouan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gneouan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnouang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeuhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhuiyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niaouan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niahouan | 62 | 40 | / |
| N'Gnouan | 62 | 5 | / |
| Njeuhane | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gnihouan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gnouagne | 62 | 1 | / |
| Njouangue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njouon | 55 | 5 | / |
| Neouam | 55 | 1 | / |
| Neouon | 55 | 1 | / |
| Njouone | 50 | 23 | / |
| Gnouhon | 50 | 4 | / |
| Niouhon | 50 | 3 | / |
| Njouond | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngnouam | 50 | 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 Nyuan
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