Navu Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

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

Navu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Navu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2531:32,2283,738
India101:76,706,538639,611
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Navu (2,165) may also be a first name.

Navu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Navu (Hindi: नवु, Marathi: नावू, Russian: Наву) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Navu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Navu is the 963,821st most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. Navu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Navu are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Navu is also the 161,154th most commonly held forename globally, held by 2,165 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 32,228. In Papua New Guinea Navu is most common in: Central, where 51 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 18 percent reside and National Capital District, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Navu occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngavu89345/
Navus89300/
Navau89170/
Navud8922/
Navou8918/
Naveu8911/
Navhu892/
Naavu891/
Navuy891/
Naivu891/
Navui891/
Nhavu891/
Nayvu891/
Navaud80251/
Navaux80176/
Ngavou8086/
Gnavou805/
Navous801/
Naivou801/
Gnavud801/
Nhavus801/
Naavou801/
Ngaveu801/
Navaut801/
Naveux801/
Navudh801/
Navuch801/
Navhuj801/
Nahavu801/
Nabu754,143/
Nawu751,040/
Novu75469/
Nevu7560/
Navó754/
Ngahvou738/
Navault731/
Gnavuch730/
Neveu6718,393/
Ngabu672,644/
Nabus671,485/
Nhawu671,403/
Nabut671,326/
Nabou67984/
Nnabu67984/
Ngovu67830/
Naabu67822/
Nabau67750/
Naawu67511/
Naibu67494/
Novau67431/
Novou67349/
Nabhu67196/
Novus6789/
Nobau6769/
Navoo6765/
Nampu6761/
Nabeu6758/
Naavhust6756/
Nabud6756/
Nabui6742/
Nabuu6736/
Nhabu6719/
Nabuh6718/
Nawau6714/
Nawou6714/
Nanpu6713/
Nawud679/
Naubu679/
Naybu678/
Nabuz677/
Nahbu676/
Nawui675/
Nevuy674/
Hnabu674/
Naiwu674/
Nasbu673/
Neabu673/
Nawuh673/
Nevau673/
Noevu672/
Navoe672/
Nawgu671/
Neevu671/
Nnovu671/
Nnawu671/
Nuovu671/
Neuvu671/
Nawuj671/
Nabgu671/
Nabuy671/
Nowau671/
Novuh671/
Nouvu671/
Nabuj671/
Nehvu671/
Natbu671/
Noveu671/

Navu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Navu in the Marathi language
नावूnavu59.46
नावुnavu35.68
नवूnavu3.24
नवुnavu1.08
Navu in the Hindi language
नवुnavu51.9
नवूnavu47.77
नावूnavu0.22
नावुnavu0.11
Navu in the Russian language
Навуnavu-

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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
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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 Navu
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