Nanowa Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

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

Nanowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1001:81,53710,792
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062

Nanowa (36) may also be a first name.

Nanowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanowa is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nanowa is the 1,727,723rd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Nanowa are found; 89 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 89 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,717,090th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 36 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 81,537. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 75 percent are found, National Capital District, where 23 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nannowa9298/
Nanouwa9211/
Namnowa9210/
Naanowa928/
Nganowa921/
Nanzowa921/
Nanoway920/
Nanow914/
Nanthowa86183/
Gnanouwa861/
Nanova83648/
Nanawa83298/
Nonowa8346/
Nanoba835/
Nanouw833/
Natnow831/
Nenowa831/
Namnow831/
Neanow830/
Naunova77245/
Nanawat7752/
Nainova7715/
Nonowai7712/
Nanhawa7710/
Nainawa777/
Nannova776/
Namnawa775/
Neanova774/
Nanawai772/
Naynova772/
Nganowo771/
Nagnova771/
Nangowo771/
Nanobha771/
Nasnova771/
Nahnova771/
Nanov73639/
Nonow73393/
Nanab7357/
Nanof7346/
Nanaf7319/
Nanaw7310/
Nanav737/
Nahanova7124/
Nanahawa7111/
Nanavova719/
Ngangawa717/
Nainawad716/
Nangawai713/
Nahynova712/
Nhondowa711/
Naunawai711/
Nanoobai711/
Nosinowa711/
Nan67441,714/
Nenova674,190/
Nanahawau672,216/
Nanava671,298/
Nanovo67291/
Naunov67288/
Noonow67196/
Nanabo67152/
Nainav67108/
Nanaba6786/
Nahyna6783/
Nanoff6768/
Nañawa6767/
Nanabh6717/
Nainab6715/
Nannov6713/
Nanavt678/
Neinow678/
Nonawa677/
Nanawo676/
Nainov676/
Nanouf675/
Nannaf673/
Neanov673/
Naynov672/
Nanová672/
Nainavova671/
Nonnow671/
Najnaf671/
Nainaw671/
Nanuov671/
Nanaph671/
Naunav671/
Nnanaf671/
Nannaw671/
Nénova671/
Gnanaf671/
Nanoob671/
Nanowoods671/
Neunow670/

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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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  • 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 Nanowa
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