Naewa Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Naewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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 most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Naewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Naewa is the 2,333,370th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Naewa live; 70 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent forename in the world, held by 20 people.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 177,255. In Papua New Guinea Naewa is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 74 percent reside, Morobe, where 15 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Naewa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnaewa911/
Nahewa911/
Naewaz911/
Ngaewa911/
Nawa8921,645/
Newa895,235/
Naewhad835/
Naewway831/
Naewhat831/
Najiewa831/
Nawai8012,607/
Navea8010,137/
Neway808,720/
Naway80940/
Newah80885/
Nawah80574/
Naawa80207/
Nawea80112/
Newai80100/
Naeva8085/
Neuwa8084/
Nahwa8070/
Nnewa8069/
Naewo8045/
Nnawa8044/
Nawaa8032/
Neewa8017/
Nhewa8015/
Nawau8014/
Nawwa8010/
Nhawa808/
Nawua808/
Newwa805/
Newea805/
Newua801/
Nehwa801/
Nahawa73808/
Nehwah7375/
Nehway7362/
Nhaway7355/
Nahway7335/
Neuway7331/
Neeway7324/
Nahwai7321/
Nawaih7317/
Na'iwa7315/
Neewai7315/
Nahwah739/
Naaway738/
Na'awa737/
Ngaewo737/
Nawwah735/
Nahiwa735/
Nawaha734/
Naawaa733/
Nnaawa733/
Naawwa732/
Gnaeva732/
Neewaj732/
Nawaah732/
Ngoewa731/
Nawhay731/
Naveea731/
Nawaij731/
Newaay731/
Neewea731/
Neewaa731/
Hnawwa731/
Nnawea731/
Nauiwa731/
Nahwha731/
Nawwaj731/
Nawahh731/
Nawahu731/
Naawua731/
Nahewo731/
Naebau731/
Nawaai731/
Nawwai731/
Nașeba731/
Nava67353,616/
Nawo67524/
Nahaeva67292/
Newo67191/
Nawahah6784/
Na'awwa676/
Nnawhea675/
Nahieva674/
Nağieva673/
Nawò671/
Najjeba671/
Neewaay671/
Neaiway671/
Nahaway671/
Neehwai671/

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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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