Nawis Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

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

Nawis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Nawis (129) may also be a first name.

Nawis Last Name Facts

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

Nawis (Hindi: नवीस) is found most in Indonesia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nawis.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. Nawis is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Nawis reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nawis is also the 818,356th most widely held given name internationally, held by 129 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 1,740,121. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 21 percent are found, Bali, where 17 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Nawis is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahwis9114/
Nawish918/
Nawies916/
Nawais915/
Naweis911/
Nawaish835/
Nawaijs835/
Nawoish831/
Nawaise831/
Navis802,070/
Newis80262/
Nabis80190/
Nawiz80166/
Nowis80132/
Nawes8052/
Nawys801/
Novais7375,463/
Nabais734,111/
Navais73329/
Newiss73187/
Nahuis73174/
Nawaiz7396/
Nowisz7377/
Navish7367/
Navies7342/
Nabish7338/
Naives7336/
Nawese7321/
Navise7320/
Newies7318/
Nawees7315/
Hnavis739/
Ngawes739/
Nawioz738/
Naivis737/
Newish733/
Nauwys733/
Nawess733/
Naviss732/
Navios732/
Nabois732/
Nabiss732/
Nowais732/
Nawich732/
Nabhis731/
Nawijh731/
Nasuis731/
Nowise731/
Newwis731/
Neuwis731/
Nawieś731/
Nobais731/
Nawesh731/
Nawaij731/
Nabuis730/
Newhis730/
Newhuis6748/
Nowaish6744/
Naweshe6734/
Nahuijs6716/
Nabhais6714/
Nahuish6713/
Navisse6713/
Nabihsh6712/
Navaish678/
D'Navis672/
Naabish671/
Nabuish671/
Nabaish671/
Novaais671/
Noweiss671/
Newisch671/
Nahbois671/
Nawiche671/
Novaish671/
Neuvais671/

Nawis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawis in the Hindi language
नवीसnavisa66.67
नफीसnaphisa33.33

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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 Nawis
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