Nawab Surname

2,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Nawab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan192,1051:930143
Afghanistan21,7241:1,480181
India3,6481:210,27012,548
Saudi Arabia2,5441:12,1291,681
United Arab Emirates1,5681:5,843744
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
England2761:201,87717,601
Iran2101:365,63124,112
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
Tanzania1261:420,17229,494
Malaysia1031:286,35215,788
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Canada601:614,09350,489
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Oman151:245,8654,150
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
France61:11,070,454349,096
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
San Marino11:33,214932

Nawab (201,567) may also be a first name.

Nawab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nawab (Arabic: نواب, Hindi: नवाब, Marathi: नवाब, Oriya: ନୱାବ) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nawab is the 2,461st most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,521 people. The surname Nawab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nawab reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,174th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 201,567 people.

Nawab is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 192,105 people, or 1 in 930. In Pakistan Nawab is mostly found in: Punjab, where 64 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 26 percent live and Sindh, where 9 percent live. Apart from Pakistan Nawab occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 10 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Nawab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nawab surname are 16.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.08% registered with the party.

The amount Nawab earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.25% less than the national average, earning R 77,820 per year; in United States they earn 11.17% more than the national average, earning $47,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $46,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawwab91531/
Nawaab9165/
Nawaib9138/
Naweab911/
Nawabh911/
Naawab911/
Nawahb911/
Naawaab831/
Navab806,554/
Nabab802,308/
Nowab801,669/
Newab808/
Naweb807/
Nawob801/
Nawap801/
Naibab73329/
Nawoub7380/
Nabaab7325/
Nawape7316/
Navaab7313/
Nawaph735/
Nabaub734/
Naweeb733/
Navabh733/
Nahbab732/
Najbab732/
Nabhab732/
Naabap731/
Nowaab731/
Ngawap731/
Nauwav731/
Nawazp731/
Navhab731/
Nauvab731/
Navahab673/
Nahabov671/

Nawab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawab in the Marathi language
नवाबnavaba98.35
नबाबnababa0.64
नावाबnavaba0.04
नवबnavaba0.03
नताबnataba0.01
नावबnavaba0.01
नवाबुnavabu0.01
Nawab in the Hindi language
नवाबnavaba92.1
नबाबnababa4.21
नवावnavava2.18
नावाबnavaba0.15
नवाnava0.07
नवा्बnavaba0.07
Nawab in the Oriya language
ନୱାବnawaba82.61
ନୱାବ୍nawab8.7
ନୱବnawaba2.17
ନାୱାବnawaba2.17
ନାୱବnawaba2.17
ନଓାବnaoaba2.17
Nawab in the Arabic language
نوابnwab-

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