Nawaja Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Nawaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine601:75,8146,193
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Nawaja (87) may also be a first name.

Nawaja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nawaja (Marathi: नवाज) is more frequently found in Palestine than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawaja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nawaja is the 1,551,568th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Nawaja are found; 46 percent are found in West Asia and 45 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequent first name in the world, held by 87 people.

The surname Nawaja is most frequently held in Palestine, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 75,814. In Palestine it is most frequent in: Hebron Governorate, where 82 percent reside and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Palestine Nawaja occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nawajah9210/
Nawgaja921/
Nawwaja921/
Nawaj912,329/
Nawaa9132/
Nawajaha862/
Navaja836,007/
Nawaya83976/
Nabaja83437/
Nawaia83261/
Nawaji83113/
Nawaje8373/
Nawaaj8310/
Nawaju838/
Naawaa833/
Nawoja832/
Najwaa832/
Nawaij831/
Nauwaj831/
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Nawaai831/
Nawajje77214/
Nawaijs775/
Ngavaja774/
Najwaya774/
Naswaji772/
Naswaya772/
Nahwaya772/
Navaaja771/
Navahja771/
Navgaja771/
Nawaaju771/
Navajah771/
Nawwaje771/
Nawaawe771/
Nawaaya771/
Naavaja771/
Navajaz771/
Nawayat771/
Nawej7329,887/
Nawai7312,607/
Navaj736,477/
Navaa731,106/
Naway73940/
Nawój73779/
Nabaj73329/
Nawoj73118/
Nawea73112/
Nowaj7326/
Nawau7314/
Nawuj731/
Nawahaha7120/
Nashwaia7118/
Navajaya715/
Navajaha711/
Navajapp711/
Navajath711/
Najwaaya711/
Naiswaya711/
Nawajjje711/
Nawaahay711/
Navaya672,516/
Nabaya671,795/
Navajo67564/
Naweya67401/
Naveja67399/
Nabajo67332/
Nawawe67275/
Nawayo67195/
Naweej67186/
Navaji67164/
Nawayi67155/
Naabay67154/
Nabeja67149/
Nawoya67140/
Navajh67127/
Nawiya6791/
Nawaye6764/
Navaia6762/
Nhaway6755/
Nabaje6749/
Nabaji6742/
Neaway6740/
Nahway6735/
Navaju6731/
Naiwai6728/
Nowaya6727/
Ngaway6726/
Nabaia6725/
Naabea6722/
Naiway6721/
Nahwai6721/
Nabaju6720/
Navija6719/
Nawaih6717/
Naboja6713/
Nabuja6712/
Navaje678/
Naaway678/
Navaaj677/
Navaij675/
Nayway675/
Nawayz674/
Nabaaj673/
Naweaz673/
Nawuya673/
Navajj672/
Nabaij672/
Gnaway672/
Naabai672/
Naweia672/
Nawaie672/
Nawaii672/
Nawujo672/
Nawayu672/
Nowaji672/
Naibaj671/
Naavaj671/
Nabhaj671/
Navoja671/
Nawajeesh671/
Najwai671/
Naawae671/
Nnawea671/
Nauwau671/
Novaja671/
Nowaia671/
Naswea671/
Nawojo671/
Nawuia671/
Nawahu671/
Nabajj671/
Naiwau671/
Navuja671/
Naweat671/
Nawhay671/
Nawijh671/
Nawwai671/

Nawaja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawaja in the Marathi language
नवाजnavaja71.43
नवजाnavaja28.57

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