Naawa Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
Naawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 190 | 1:101,011 | 4,144 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Naawa (80) may also be a first name.
Naawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Naawa has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,155,901st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Naawa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 80 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 101,011. In Niger Naawa is most common in: Zinder Region, where 56 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 41 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Niger this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Naawa
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