Namawi Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

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

Namawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1231:1,075,19777,786
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Namawi (96) may also be a first name.

Namawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namawi is found most in Indonesia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,447,279th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Namawi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Namawi live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 968,397th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 96 people.

The surname Namawi is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 1,075,197. In Indonesia Namawi is most frequent in: West Java, where 40 percent reside, Jakarta, where 24 percent reside and Yogyakarta, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Iran, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Namawe83186/
Namavi8314/
Namabi837/
Nemawi835/
Namaweije802/
Namaiwa773,368/
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Namaywa7736/
Namaïwa7726/
Naimabi7716/
Namhowi779/
Namahui775/
Naimawa775/
Najmawy775/
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Namabiy774/
Namabii773/
Namaawa772/
Namahwe772/
Nemaywi772/
Namauwa771/
Neimawi771/
Namaîwa771/
Nammawa771/
Namaibi771/
Namajwa771/
Nemawui771/
Nhamawe771/
Nemahwi771/
Nemawoi771/
Namaweje71292/
Namabhai7134/
Namaibai7130/
Naimaiwa714/
Namawjje711/
Nammaiwa711/
Namaaiwa711/
Namajjwa711/
Nammabai711/
Hnemawii711/
Nnamaivi711/
Naamaiwa711/
Ngamgawe711/
Nemavi67198/
Naimabhai6796/
Naumowich6748/
Namave6717/
Namawajje6712/
Namava6712/
Nomawe675/
Namabe675/
Nomawa674/
Nomabi673/
Namewe673/
Nemawy671/
Namaweeje671/
Namawojje671/
Namobi671/

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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 Namawi
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