Naewa Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Naewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Naewa (20) may also be a first name.
Naewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Naewa is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naewa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,333,370th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Naewa reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Naewa is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 20 people.
The surname Naewa is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 177,255. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 74 percent reside, Morobe, where 15 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Naewa
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