Naawu Surname

606,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Naawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Naawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naawu is found most frequently in Ghana. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naawu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 606,498th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. The last name Naawu occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Naawu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Naawu is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Barring Ghana it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Naawu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Naawu last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Naawu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.24% more than the national average, earning $69,143 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawu891,040/
Nahawou831/
Nhawu801,403/
Naabu80822/
Nabau80750/
Navau80170/
Nawau8014/
Nawou8014/
Nawud809/
Nawui805/
Naiwu804/
Nawuh803/
Nnawu801/
Nawuj801/
Naavu801/
Nawgu801/
Navaud73251/
Navaux73176/
Naabou7326/
Naubau739/
Gnawui739/
Nhabau735/
Nawous734/
Naiweu733/
Nabhau732/
Naiswu731/
Naiwau731/
Gnawou731/
Ngawuh731/
Nahavu731/
Nawoud731/
Naaabu731/
Naawoo731/
Nnauwu731/
Nauwau731/
Navaut731/
Nawahu731/
Naavou731/
Nabu674,143/
Navu67270/
Newu67157/
Nowu6724/
Nahabou674/
Nnawuhe672/
Ngawouh671/
Navault671/
Nahabui671/

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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 Naawu
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