Nawiah Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nawiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1881:703,45354,601
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Liberia61:734,75629,369
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nawiah (1,440) may also be a first name.

Nawiah Last Name Facts

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

Nawiah is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,121,821st most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname Nawiah is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Nawiah reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nawiah is also the 205,614th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 1,440 people.

The surname Nawiah is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 703,453. In Indonesia Nawiah is primarily concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 22 percent are found, West Java, where 22 percent are found and West Sulawesi, where 15 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Nawiah exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 10 percent are found and Liberia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawihah923/
Nahwiah923/
Nawia91276/
Naviah83222/
Hnawia83104/
Ngawia8323/
Nawias8322/
Nawiha839/
Nawyah833/
Naweia832/
Nawuia831/
Nowiah831/
Naweah831/
Neawia831/
Nawija831/
Gnawia831/
Nawiaa831/
Navihah776/
Nawajha776/
Nahawia775/
Nawaiya775/
N'Gawia771/
Nawajia771/
Nawejia771/
Navia7328,351/
Nabia735,409/
Nowia7313/
Nawio737/
Newia734/
Nawya734/
Nawja731/
Ngawaiya71108/
Nnawuiha715/
Ngawojia711/
Naawyaah711/
Nabiahah711/
Naswihat711/
Naweya67401/
Noviah67314/
Nabija67257/
Nabiha67248/
Navias67176/
Ngavia67106/
Naweja6788/
Naviat6729/
Navija6719/
Nawijo6713/
Naivia6711/
Naviaz678/
Nawioz678/
Naabia677/
Naviad676/
Nabhia675/
Najvia675/
Nnabia674/
Naavia673/
Naybia673/
Naevia672/
Naviaa672/
Nawyaj671/
Nabjia671/
Natvia671/
Ngowia671/
Noweia671/
Neweah671/
Nnawea671/
Naweay671/
Naweha671/
Nabiho671/
Nawjha671/
Nowiat671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nawiah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis