Nowa Forename

92,577th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,317 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nowa Forename Definition:

Nowa is a given name of the Lunda tribe, meaning: noah.

Nowa Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo
94%
 
1,5541:47,5083,144
Malawi
100%
1,0791:15,8591,535
Zambia
 
60%
6421:24,6961,983
Zimbabwe
91%
 
3821:40,3763,722
South Africa
84%
 
3691:147,78510,437
Uganda
98%
 
3041:134,7275,484
Ivory Coast
54%
 
2041:113,1176,674
Pakistan
57%
 
1701:1,143,28019,133
Papua New Guinea
65%
 
1581:51,5974,998
India
77%
 
1231:9,877,057298,289
Liberia
100%
581:76,0703,552
Japan
50%
 
541:2,370,11220,985
Philippines
57%
 
471:2,255,52148,741
United States-261:13,943,730127,115
Cameroon
70%
 
221:982,29626,157
Nigeria
54%
 
191:9,345,493111,831
Tanzania
100%
171:3,105,19523,654
Niger
 
83%
161:1,199,00017,651
Indonesia-141:18,425,976483,081
France
100%
61:11,078,39032,981
Kenya-61:7,717,85232,954
Poland
 
84%
41:9,506,7785,827
Namibia-41:601,0457,837
Benin
50%
 
41:2,643,96145,199
Botswana
100%
41:546,11213,807
Brazil-41:53,559,038368,334
Malaysia
100%
41:7,612,485167,458
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
England
100%
21:27,801,460132,211
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Mauritania
100%
11:4,095,23927,701
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Rwanda
100%
11:11,371,4334,615
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Nepal
100%
11:28,487,352119,417

Nowa (7,367) may also be a surname.

Nowa Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nowa is a given name of the Lunda tribe, meaning: noah.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nowa Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowai8913,696/
Nowah895,049/
Nowaï893,892/
Gnowa89757/
Nouwa89371/
Nowaj89203/
Noway89129/
Noiwa8924/
Nowha8920/
Nnowa8911/
Nohwa897/
Nhowa897/
Noowa896/
Nowna894/
Nowoa894/
Nuowa892/
Noywa891/
Nowaa891/
Nowap891/
Nojwa891/
Now86671/
Noiwah80187/
Gnouwa8075/
Nowhai8027/
Nohuwa8020/
Nouwah8012/
Ngnowa8010/
Nouwai8010/
Nowaha809/
Nowait808/
Noiwai807/
Noowad807/
Nowaih805/
Nohwai804/
Noowai804/
Noowas804/
Noways803/
Nohwat802/
Noowaz802/
N'Gowa802/
N'Towa802/
Nafowa801/
Nouwaa801/
Nouwad801/
Nouwaj801/
Nouwat801/
Nouwau801/
Nouway801/
Noywah801/
Nowaas801/
Nowajz801/
Nowass801/
Nowgai801/
Nowhah801/
Nowhaj801/
Noowaa801/
Nobowa801/
Nohwah801/
Nohway801/
Nnouwa801/
Nhowai801/
Ngoowa801/
Ngowai801/
Nnoswa801/
Nowast801/
Nowowa801/
Noowat801/
Nowath801/
Nowayz801/
Nouwaï801/
Nova75115,638/
Nawa7526,598/
Noba751,496/
Nowo751,221/
Nowè75412/
Gnow7526/
Noow755/
Nowf755/
Nowh754/
Nhow754/
Nuow752/
Nouw752/
Hnow752/
Noww752/
Nnow751/
Nohw751/
Novw751/
Noyw751/
Nowazsh732/
N'Gnowa731/
Nouswad731/
Nouwahe731/
Nouwhad731/
Nowahad731/
Nowwath731/
Noowazz731/
Nngowua731/
Nhouwat731/
Nouba674,982/
Nawaj672,065/
Novat671,211/
Nawai67833/
Gnawa67526/
Novah67517/
Nahwa67503/
Novas67500/
Nawah67307/
Noiba67273/
Nobha67238/
Nuova67146/
Nouva67140/
Noiva67106/
Novha67100/
Nhova6798/
Nouwo6786/
Novea6785/
Nobai6785/
Nowoi6781/
Naawa6780/
Naway6757/
Nooba6750/
Nowei6742/
Ngova6734/
Novoa6732/
Nobea6731/
Novad6728/
Nnawa6727/
Nawea6727/
Noova6725/
Nowoh6724/
Nobay6723/
Novai6717/
Nosva6714/
Neuwa6713/
Nohva6713/
Novga6712/
Nawaa6712/
Nawau678/
Nawwa678/
Nowuo678/
Novay678/
Nawha678/
Novaz677/
Nobaa677/
Hnawa676/
Nowey676/
Nawua676/
Noyva676/
Nnowo675/
Nhawa675/
Nhowo674/
Nobau674/
Navoa673/
Nawoa673/
Novaa673/
Novaj673/
Nowou673/
Nojua672/
Nobaj672/
Noyua672/
Nooua672/
Gnova671/
'Noba671/
N'Awa671/
Noushwad671/
Nouua671/
Novau671/
Nosua671/
Noweu671/
Nowff671/
Nowot671/
Noowo671/
Nojba671/
Nnova671/
Nawaë671/
Nhoba671/
Nawaï671/
Nouwh671/
Nowth671/
Nowwp671/
Nowwz671/

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  • 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 Nowa