Naiwa Surname
Approximately 365 people bear this surname
Naiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 146 | 1:55,847 | 7,111 |
| Niger | 94 | 1:204,170 | 6,863 |
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Naiwa (670) may also be a first name.
Naiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Naiwa (Arabic: نايوه) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Naiwa? popularity and diffusion
Naiwa is the 777,192nd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Naiwa live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 320,531st most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 670 people.
The surname Naiwa is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 55,847. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 60 percent live, West Sepik, where 24 percent live and Madang, where 6 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naiwa in the Arabic language | ||
| نايوه | naywh | - |
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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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- 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 Naiwa
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