Nanuwa Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

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

Nanuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nanuwa (256) may also be a first name.

Nanuwa Last Name Facts

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

Nanuwa (Hindi: ननुवा) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanuwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,718,748th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Nanuwa live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nanuwa is also the 556,659th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 256 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 59 percent reside, Gombe, where 24 percent reside and Zamfara, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Nanuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Nanuwa earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 22.04% more than the national average, earning $60,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanouwa9211/
Nanuwai925/
Gnanouwa861/
Nganhuwa861/
Naniwa831,535/
Nenuwa83286/
Nanuwi8327/
Nanuva8311/
Nanuba834/
Nanuwe831/
Nonuwa831/
Nanubai7758/
Nanueva7715/
Naniewa774/
Nanuvat773/
Nnonuwa771/
Nnanywa771/
Nganuwe771/
Nanubha771/
Nanguva771/
Nanoway770/
Nanubhai71853/
Nounouwa718/
Nanniwai716/
Nannubai714/
Nanuvath714/
Nhanguwo711/
Nainiwai711/
Nainubai711/
Nganguwo711/
Nanaubea711/
Nhanguva711/
Noniwa671,066/
Neniwa67105/
Nannubhai676/
Naniva674/
Nenuva673/
Nanowe672/
Nanhubhai672/
N'Nanouwe671/
Nanubo671/
Nanubi671/

Nanuwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanuwa in the Hindi language
ननुवाnanuva-

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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 Nanuwa
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