N'Wa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
N'Wa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
N'Wa (15) may also be a first name.
N'Wa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name N'Wa Come From? nationality or country of origin
N'Wa is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name N'Wa? popularity and diffusion
The last name N'Wa is the 8,968,613th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name N'Wa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of N'Wa live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 15 people.
This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 25 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| N'Wai | 89 | 2 | / |
| N'Waï | 89 | 1 | / |
| N'Wau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nwa | 86 | 1,758 | / |
| N'Waya | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Wahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Waha | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Waja | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'We | 75 | 1,326 | / |
| Nwah | 75 | 317 | / |
| Nway | 75 | 202 | / |
| Nwai | 75 | 189 | / |
| Nwoa | 75 | 54 | / |
| Nwea | 75 | 37 | / |
| Nwaa | 75 | 31 | / |
| Nwaj | 75 | 30 | / |
| Nwau | 75 | 26 | / |
| Nnwa | 75 | 21 | / |
| Nwua | 75 | 15 | / |
| N'Va | 75 | 12 | / |
| N'Ba | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nwha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nwad | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nhwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hnwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nh'waya | 73 | 156 | / |
| Nwaha | 67 | 2,048 | / |
| N'Vaa | 67 | 53 | / |
| Hnwaz | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nwaaz | 67 | 25 | / |
| N'Wie | 67 | 20 | / |
| N'Vea | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nwaah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nwahu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nnwah | 67 | 7 | / |
| N'Wet | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwajh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nấwas | 67 | 5 | / |
| N'Vah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwaia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nweha | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Bai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwahe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwgai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwhai | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Wei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Vaà | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Wey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Wee | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Woh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwa'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwgaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwo'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Nua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Mba | 67 | 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
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- 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 N'Wa
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