Nawaman Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Nawaman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawaman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nawaman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nawaman (Marathi: नवमान, Oriya: ନମାନ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawaman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Nawaman reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Nawaman is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 25 percent live and Afghanistan, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawamand931/
Navaman8622/
Nowaman8610/
Newaman863/
Nawamon861/
Navamane802/
Nowamaan801/
Nauvaman801/
Newoman711/
Neweman711/
Navamasing711/
Newwemann631/
Newomon575/
Nevoman571/
Noveman571/
Nouwemon531/
Ngavomoun5016/
Nouwoumon501/

Nawaman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawaman in the Oriya language
ନମାନnamana-
Nawaman in the Marathi language
नवमानnavamana50
नावामानnavamana50

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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 Nawaman
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