Nawes Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Nawes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Namibia91:267,71110,023
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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 more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nawes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nawes is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Nawes is mostly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Nawes reside; 31 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nawes is also the 2,301,746th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 22 people.

The last name Nawes is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 64 percent are found, Morobe, where 29 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 17 percent are found and Thailand, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawese9121/
Nawees9115/
Ngawes919/
Nawies916/
Nawess913/
Nawesh911/
Naweis911/
Naes891,230/
Naweshe8334/
Nawej8029,887/
Naves8017,478/
Nayes803,978/
Naess80549/
Nawez80270/
Nabes80113/
Nawis8091/
Newes8078/
Najes8040/
Naues8032/
Nowes8024/
Naies8013/
Naesh809/
Ngaes809/
Nawys801/
Neawedds771/
Neaves733,959/
Naveas73820/
Nayesh73462/
Navees73333/
Nabess73311/
Naweej73186/
Navest73139/
Naioes73125/
Nawech7397/
Navess7388/
Nabesh7384/
Navies7342/
Naives7336/
Naweez7329/
Navesh7328/
Najesh7328/
Nahues7320/
Naveys7319/
Newies7318/
Nahwis7314/
Nawish738/
Navets735/
Nawais735/
Nayese734/
Nayies734/
Neuwes733/
Nabees733/
Nauwys733/
Naweaz733/
Nabeas733/
Naeves732/
Naoues732/
Najees732/
Naiees732/
Naiesh731/
Nayees731/
Nowezs731/
Newess731/
Nowese731/
Najest731/
Nayess731/
Nayest731/
Nawieś731/
Newwes731/
Ngaies731/
Nayves730/
Nies679,290/
Neis677,508/
Nees674,969/
Naus673,707/
Neus671,933/
Neas671,621/
Neys671,389/
Nais67916/
Noes67902/
Nays67799/
Nues67353/
Najs67184/
Navesse6752/
Naggies6734/
Nathues6722/
Nyes6710/
Naez676/
Nawaijs675/
Nawaish675/
Naveesh674/
Nejs672/
Naveeds672/
Nabeesh671/
Noweiss671/
Néas671/
Nagiesh671/
Nawaise671/
Nawoish671/
Nawiche671/
Neweass670/

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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 Nawes
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