Surname 南斯 (Nance 
, Nanes 
, 南斯 
) , in the entire world, is a common cognomen. The last name 南斯 is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, and Australia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Brazil, and Australia. Very seldom, 南斯 is the forename as well as the last name.