Ñanco Surname

116,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Ñanco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ñanco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile2,9791:5,914686
Argentina9601:44,5243,752
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Nanco (2,109) are calculated separately.

Ñanco Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ñanco is borne by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Nanco. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ñanco? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 116,854th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,848,224 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ñanco reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name Ñanco is most frequently used in Chile, where it is carried by 2,979 people, or 1 in 5,914. In Chile it is primarily concentrated in: Araucanía Region, where 40 percent live, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 26 percent live and Los Ríos Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Chile Ñanco occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Ñanco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ñanco has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ñanco last name decreased 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanco932,109/
Ñianco911/
Ñanca8052/
Nancoo73677/
Nancoz7319/
Nianco734/
Nganco734/
Nancco733/
Nangco732/
Nancou732/
Gnanco732/
Nancko731/
Nhanco731/
Nancop731/
Nancoy731/
Nangcod6756/
Gnancou6711/
Nancois672/
Nanckoo672/
Niancou671/

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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 Ñanco
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