Nawaz Surname

357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,434,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Nawaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,368,3251:13115
Saudi Arabia14,4691:2,133254
Bangladesh10,9041:14,6151,125
India9,4131:81,4905,490
United Arab Emirates7,2051:1,272150
Sri Lanka6,9441:2,997412
England4,7251:11,7921,736
Afghanistan3,2601:9,863704
Oman1,7221:2,142317
United States1,3241:273,76125,637
Kuwait1,0121:3,756500
Qatar8611:2,739253
Spain6881:67,9546,070
Bahrain5001:2,697427
Canada4721:78,0638,764
Iran3051:251,74618,961
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
Germany1561:516,06143,667
Australia1421:190,11118,903
Denmark1271:44,4474,644
Norway1221:42,1506,019
Scotland1181:45,3714,059
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Greece1051:105,52217,739
Belgium1041:110,54516,500
Malaysia1031:286,35215,788
Thailand941:751,472122,930
Sweden861:114,4978,198
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Wales551:56,2645,128
Maldives491:8,248685
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Mauritius391:33,1656,661
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
Romania281:717,06748,956
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
China191:71,964,2933,948
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France61:11,070,454349,096
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Ireland51:941,78816,185
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Nawaz (86,869) may also be a first name.

Nawaz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nawaz (Arabic: نوّاز, Hindi: नवाज, Marathi: नवाज़, Oriya: ନୱାଜ) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nawaz.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawaz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 357th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,081 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nawaz reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nawaz is also the 11,516th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 86,869 people.

It is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,368,325 people, or 1 in 131. In Pakistan Nawaz is most frequent in: Punjab, where 67 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent are found and Sindh, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this last name exists in 97 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found.

Nawaz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nawaz surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nawaz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.29% less than the national average, earning 296,608 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.27% less than the national average, earning R 149,076 per year; in United States they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $47,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.11% more than the national average, earning $59,175 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawaaz91575/
Nawaiz9196/
Nawazz9144/
Nawazc9130/
Naawaz9128/
Nawazh9118/
Nawwaz9116/
Nawazx9112/
Hnawaz917/
Nawazs916/
Nawaxz914/
Nawayz914/
Naweaz913/
Nawasz913/
Naywaz913/
Naiwaz912/
Nawahz912/
Nawatz911/
Nawazp911/
Nawadz911/
Naewaz911/
Nahwaz911/
Nawarz911/
Neawaz911/
Nnawaz911/
Nawazsh83427/
Nawazzz831/
D'Nawaz831/
Newaz8031,054/
Nawas8014,334/
Nawaj802,329/
Nowaz802,029/
Navaz801,759/
Nabaz80143/
Nawoz8010/
Nawax803/
Nawac802/
Nawaizsh771/
Nawash73712/
Nawwas73317/
Nawase7394/
Navaaz7350/
Nowasz7316/
Navaiz7316/
Nawass7313/
Nawaaj7310/
Nawais735/
Neawas734/
Nawaas733/
Nauwas733/
Nowaiz733/
Nahbaz732/
Nabaaz732/
Nowaaz732/
Nauuaz732/
Newaaz732/
Nawach731/
Nawaij731/
Nawasd731/
Naywas731/
Nowatz731/
Navarz731/
Novaaz731/
Nowarz731/
Naivaz731/
Nauwaj731/
Naveaz731/
Nawwaj731/
Naiwas731/
Nowacz731/
Naswas731/
Nawats731/
Nawazzzzz711/
Nawaish675/
Nawaijs675/
Nawache672/
Nawatse672/
Naabaaz671/
Ngawash671/
Nawasht671/
Nawaise671/
Najwash671/
Hnawash671/
Nawasse671/

Nawaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawaz in the Hindi language
नवाजnavaja91.46
नवाज़navaza6.86
नवाज़navaza0.96
नबाज़nabaza0.36
वनाज़vanaza0.12
नवाज़़navaza0.12
Nawaz in the Marathi language
नवाज़navaza87.5
नवज़navaza12.5
Nawaz in the Oriya language
ନୱାଜnawaja85.71
ନାୱାଜnawaja6.12
ନୱାଜ୍nawaj6.12
େନୱାଜenawaja2.04
Nawaz in the Arabic language
نوّازnwaz-
نوازnwaz-

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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 Nawaz
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