Navua Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

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

Navua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Navua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1251:65,2308,500
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Navua (49) may also be a first name.

Navua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Navua is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Navua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Navua is the 1,465,390th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Navua are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Navua is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 65,230. In Papua New Guinea Navua is mostly concentrated in: West New Britain, where 54 percent reside, Central, where 34 percent reside and National Capital District, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Navua occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Fiji, where 6 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Navuea911/
Navuah911/
Naivua911/
Navhua911/
Nabua804,882/
Navva80220/
Nafua80140/
Napua8079/
Novua8019/
Nabva802/
Nevua802/
Navwa801/
Ngabua73937/
Ngafua73794/
Naphua7329/
Napuat739/
Navvad738/
Naavva737/
Navvaj736/
Nafuad736/
Nnabua734/
Navvah734/
Navvaz733/
Novuoa733/
Nampua733/
Nabuat733/
Nabuaa732/
Nouvua731/
Navvat731/
Naivwa731/
Navbea731/
Nevuay731/
Naubba731/
Navwea731/
Nabuhay67153/
Ngaifua6753/
Ngafuah6737/
Navvaat677/
Nathbua674/
Nasfuad674/
Nabuaha671/
Ngabuah671/
Nnabuha671/
Navvaph671/
Nafuhaa671/
Naibuha671/

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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 Navua
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