Nawaab Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Nawaab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawaab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
India261:29,502,515369,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Nawaab (98) may also be a first name.

Nawaab Last Name Facts

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

Nawaab (Hindi: नवाब, Marathi: नवाब) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawaab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Nawaab live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Nawaab is also the 956,749th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 98 people.

The last name Nawaab is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,413,451. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 67 percent live, Punjab, where 27 percent live and Sindh, where 6 percent live. Outside of Pakistan Nawaab exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 40 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naawaab921/
Nawab91224,089/
Nawwab83531/
Nawaib8338/
Nabaab8325/
Navaab8313/
Nowaab831/
Naweab831/
Nawabh831/
Naawab831/
Nawahb831/
Navahab773/
Navab736,554/
Nabab732,308/
Nowab731,669/
Newab738/
Naweb737/
Nawap731/
Nawob731/
Naibab67329/
Nawoub6780/
Nawape6716/
Nawaph675/
Nabaub674/
Naweeb673/
Navabh673/
Nahbab672/
Najbab672/
Nabhab672/
Nauwav671/
Ngawap671/
Nawazp671/
Navhab671/
Nauvab671/
Naabap671/

Nawaab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawaab in the Marathi language
नवाबnavaba-
Nawaab in the Hindi language
नवाबnavaba88.89
नवााबnavaaba11.11

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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 Nawaab
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