Nawaya Surname
Approximately 976 people bear this surname
Nawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 531 | 1:36,348 | 2,223 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Nawaya (78) may also be a first name.
Nawaya Demographics
Nawaya Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Nawaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nawaya (Arabic: ناوايا, Oriya: ନାୱାୟା) is found most frequently in Syria. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawaya? popularity and diffusion
Nawaya is the 368,594th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,466,748 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Nawaya are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 56 percent are found in Levant. Nawaya is also the 1,091,646th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 78 people.
It is most numerous in Syria, where it is carried by 531 people, or 1 in 36,348. In Syria it is most common in: Homs Governorate, where 99 percent reside. Excluding Syria Nawaya occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Nawaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Nawaya surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nawaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nawaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାୱାୟା | nawaya | - |
| Nawaya in the Arabic language | ||
| ناوايا | nawaya | - |
| نوايا | nwaya | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nawaya
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