Nawes Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Nawes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Namibia | 9 | 1:267,711 | 10,023 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nawes (22) may also be a first name.
Nawes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nawes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nawes occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nawes click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawes? popularity and diffusion
Nawes is the 2,689,253rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 38 percent of Nawes live; 31 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.
The surname Nawes is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Nawes is most prevalent in: Bougainville, where 64 percent reside, Morobe, where 29 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Nawes is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 17 percent reside and Thailand, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Nawes
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