Nán Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Nán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary111:892,38945,166
China21:683,660,78330,601

The alternate forms: Nan (441,714), Nãn (1) & Ñan (1) are calculated separately.

Nán Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nán has its highest incidence in Hungary. It may also appear as: Nan, Nãn or Ñan. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nán? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Nán is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Nán are found; 85 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Nán is most common in Hungary, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 892,389. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Békés County, where 82 percent live, Budapest, where 9 percent live and Pest County, where 9 percent live. Besides Hungary Nán exists in one country. It is also found in China, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nan89441,714/
Nãn891/
Náni8642/
Naán8615/
Nána863/
Náná862/
Ñan781/
Nánai75481/
Nánay7550/
Non6738,638/
Nin6713,179/
Nun679,446/
Nen678,201/
Nyn67732/
Nwn6729/
Nón6725/
Njn6712/
Nhn675/
N N673/
Nnn672/
Nön671/
Nín671/
Nén671/

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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 Nán
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