Naweej Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Naweej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 180 | 1:25,271 | 3,649 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
Naweej (24) may also be a first name.
Naweej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naweej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Naweej is held by more people in Palestine than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Naweej click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naweej? popularity and diffusion
The surname Naweej is the 1,244,200th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Naweej is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Naweej reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 24 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Palestine, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 25,271. In Palestine Naweej is most numerous in: Gaza Governorate, where 51 percent live, Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 31 percent live and Nablus Governorate, where 14 percent live. Aside from Palestine it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 2 percent live and Jordan, where 1 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Naweej
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