Narewa Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Narewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Narewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Narewa (16) may also be a first name.

Narewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Narewa has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Narewa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Narewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Narewa are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Narewa is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name in the world, held by 16 people.

The last name Narewa is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Narewa is primarily concentrated in: Northern, where 60 percent live and Morobe, where 40 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Narewad9254/
Nariewa926/
Gnarewa921/
Naarewa921/
Nareywa921/
Narewatt865/
N'Garewa861/
Narewaja861/
Ngareway861/
Nareawad861/
Nareba83737/
Narawa83392/
Nareva8378/
Narewe8329/
Nariwa834/
Norewa832/
Nerewa832/
Naharehwa803/
Nahierewa801/
Nareeba772,322/
Narevad77269/
Naraeva77181/
Nhariwa7786/
Narieva7780/
Naruiwa7758/
Naroeva7731/
Nahreba7721/
Nariwah7718/
Narhawa7718/
Narawah776/
Nareeva775/
Nairawa775/
Narawai775/
Nherewa772/
Naareba772/
Narebai772/
Narewis771/
Narevas771/
Narzeva771/
Ngorewa771/
Narijwa771/
Nareiwe771/
Narowai771/
Narrawa771/
Narawaj771/
Najrawa771/
Naraway770/
Narzieva713,611/
Narraway71362/
Nairowua71147/
Narroway71127/
Nasreeva7116/
Nahareva7112/
Nherehwa7111/
Narzeeva716/
Naareeba715/
Narevach714/
Nareebah713/
Narebhai713/
Nairowah711/
Ngnareva711/
Narouywa711/
Ngariwai711/
Naurieva711/
Narewood711/
Nareebai711/
Nahrawai711/
Narava672,381/
Nariwo6740/
Noreva6734/
Nareve6730/
Norewe6727/
Narebi6724/
Nariba6723/
Narebo6722/
Nariva6714/
Narive6711/
Nariwe6710/
Norawa677/
Narawo674/
Narrowway674/
Narebe674/
Naribe672/
Naravo672/
Naryba672/
Nereva672/
Norywa671/
Noriwa671/
Naryva671/
Narevi671/
Narevo671/
Nerewo671/
Noreba671/
Noreewach671/

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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 Narewa
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