Naw Surname

1,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Naw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar272,3871:19142
Afghanistan2,4381:13,188817
India5961:1,287,02250,676
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Pakistan4501:396,9867,509
Thailand1911:369,83464,954
Malaysia1381:213,72612,448
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England41:13,929,515290,718
France41:16,605,680368,153
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guam11:160,1214,893
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Naw (75,708) may also be a first name.

Naw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naw (Arabic: نوع, Oriya: ନାୱ, Tibetan: ནའུ་) has its highest incidence in Myanmar. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Naw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Naw is the 1,966th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 26,280 people. The last name Naw is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Naw are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 12,968th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 75,708 people.

This last name is most frequent in Myanmar, where it is held by 272,387 people, or 1 in 191. Outside of Myanmar this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Naw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Naw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Naw surname expanded 143 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Naw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Naw are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Naw earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $42,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.35% less than the national average, earning $34,109 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawe863,809/
Nauw862,225/
Gnaw8617/
Nawf865/
Neaw865/
Najw862/
Nahw862/
Naaw862/
Nawh862/
Naww861/
Nawt861/
Naiw861/
Nnaw861/
Nhaw861/
Nnawe75354/
Nauwe75223/
Naiwe7522/
Naawe7519/
Nauws7515/
Nahaw753/
Neawe753/
Hnawe753/
Nnaws751/
Nawfe751/
Najwz751/
Najwe751/
Nawwz751/
Nawft751/
Nawsz751/
N'Naw751/
Nab677,585/
Nav674,607/
Naf671,426/
Now67282/
Nawova6732/
Naheew6722/
Nnawhe674/
N'Nawe671/
Nawowa671/
Nahawe671/
Nnaiwe671/
Neaweh671/
Nahwhe671/

Naw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naw in the Oriya language
ନାୱnawa-
Naw in the Tibetan language
ནའུ་na'u88.89
ནཝ་nawa11.11
Naw in the Arabic language
نوعnw-
عنوnw-
ناوnaw-
نوnw-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Naw
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