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

Nawasa (Marathi: नवसा) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nawasa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawasa? popularity and diffusion

Nawasa is the 2,047,559th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Nawasa reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Nawasa is also the 260,558th most common first name in the world It is held by 959 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western, where 71 percent reside, Morobe, where 16 percent reside and National Capital District, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Fiji, where 5 percent reside.

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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