Nawe Surname
Approximately 3,809 people bear this surname
Nawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,352 | 1:39,158 | 4,487 |
| Papua New Guinea | 631 | 1:12,922 | 1,205 |
| South Africa | 547 | 1:99,045 | 12,016 |
| Burkina Faso | 360 | 1:50,978 | 2,246 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Indonesia | 189 | 1:699,731 | 54,319 |
| Cameroon | 129 | 1:161,001 | 17,453 |
| Germany | 73 | 1:1,102,815 | 73,621 |
| Philippines | 61 | 1:1,659,643 | 109,715 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Näwe (8) & Nawé (1) are calculated separately.
Nawe (990) may also be a first name.
Nawe Demographics
Average Nawe Salary in
United States
$21,175 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nawe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻭﻩ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Näwe or Nawé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nawe is the 120,405th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,913,244 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Nawe live; 37 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nawe is also the 255,903rd most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 990 people.
The surname Nawe is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,352 people, or 1 in 39,158. In Tanzania Nawe is most common in: Manyara Region, where 87 percent live, Arusha Region, where 12 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Nawe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nawe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nawe last name fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nawe Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Nawe earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 47.43% less than the national average, earning R 124,932 per year and in United States they earn 50.93% less than the national average, earning $21,175 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nawe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nawe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﻭﻩ | nawh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻭﻩ | alnawh | 50 |
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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 Nawe
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