Nawasa Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

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

Nawasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nawasa (959) may also be a first name.

Nawasa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nawasa (Marathi: नवसा) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawasa? popularity and diffusion

Nawasa is the 2,047,559th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Nawasa live; 79 percent live in Oceania Islands and 74 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 260,558th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 959 people.

The surname Nawasa is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea Nawasa is most prevalent in: Western, where 71 percent are found, Morobe, where 16 percent are found and National Capital District, where 13 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Fiji, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawasha92143/
Nawasay9254/
Nawasah9226/
Nawassa9216/
Nawaasa921/
Nawaysa921/
Nawaissa862/
Nawaisha861/
Nhawasha861/
Najwasha861/
Nauwasai861/
Nawasauj861/
Nawaso'a861/
Nauw'asa861/
Nabasa8314,065/
Nawesa83542/
Nawasi83333/
Navasa83316/
Nawase8394/
Nawaza8386/
Nawosa835/
Nawaso832/
Nawasy831/
Nawasgaah80139/
Nawazshah806/
Nabaasa7714,123/
Navasca771,926/
Nawases77426/
Nawasot77412/
Nabassa77253/
Nawasit77188/
Nabaysa77158/
Navasad77116/
Nawosah77116/
Nawasih77100/
Nawacha7791/
Naabasa7778/
Nabasha7777/
Nawatsi7743/
Nawosad7724/
Naweesa7721/
Nowasha7719/
Nawesaa7716/
Nawajja7716/
Nowasza7713/
Nawaseh7712/
Nawasod7711/
Nawossa7710/
Nawajah7710/
Gnawasi777/
Nawazai776/
Nawajha776/
Navassa774/
Nawassi774/
Nawaiza774/
Navaesa773/
Navasoa773/
Nawashi773/
Nawazia772/
Nawasio772/
Nawatse772/
Nawessa772/
Nawadja772/
Ngawosa772/
Navasah771/
Nahvasa771/
Navasaj771/
Navasat771/
Navasay771/
Nawacaj771/
Naybasa771/
Nawasse771/
Nahwasi771/
Nasvasa771/
Nawosat771/
Nawaise771/
Naweaza771/
Ngowasa771/
Naawesa771/
Nabaisa771/
Nabasaa771/
Navasaa771/
Nabasai771/
Nawasee771/
Nowasca770/
Nawazshaid751/
Nawachai71150/
Naivasha71129/
Nawaiseh7135/
Navashad7134/
Naabaasa7123/
Nawayseh7121/
Nawazshi7110/
Nauvasad717/
Nawasith714/
Nabaaasa712/
Nabahasa712/
Nawajaha712/
Nabaisha711/
Navashat711/
Nawajshi711/
Nhowatsa711/
Neawaseh711/
Nouwassa711/
Nahwatse711/
Naibaisa711/
Nawoussa711/
Nawaisge711/
Nawaizad711/
Nawashii711/
Nawazzai711/
Ngawashe711/
Nabaasha711/
Nabashau711/
Nabassai711/
Nabassay711/
Nawassco711/
Nawarzai711/
Nawasheh711/
Nawaziah711/
Naweza678,982/
Nabosa672,010/
Navaza67287/
Nabasy67184/
Nabaza67174/
Nawazo6796/
Navase6759/
Nabasi6744/
Novasa6741/
Navasy6738/
Navaca6730/
Navasi6729/
Nabaso6728/
Nahuaysai6719/
Nabase6718/
Navesa6716/
Navaso6716/
Navosa678/
Nawosi677/
Nawaissou676/
Nawoso676/
Nowase675/
Nawoza675/
Nobasa674/
Nahuatsai674/
Naweso673/
Nowasi673/
Nawoja672/
Nevasa672/
Nauvashad671/
Navashaya671/
Nowesa671/
Nowaza671/
Nawaszish671/
Nawazâ671/
Naabaasha671/
Nabahasha671/
Nawoxa671/
Nawose671/

Nawasa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawasa in the Marathi language
नवसाnavasa66.67
नावासाnavasa33.33

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