Nawji Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Nawji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nawji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nawji (Marathi: नावजी) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Nawji is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Nawji reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naweji9120,424/
Nawiji9116/
Nawjis912/
Nawajji83191/
Nawijit8366/
Nawujie831/
Nafji80125/
Nawie8058/
Nawzi807/
Navji806/
Nawgi804/
Nabji802/
Nawja801/
Nawje801/
Najwijit771/
Nabiji73139/
Naweja7388/
Naweje7323/
Nawzai7314/
Nawiha739/
Nawies736/
Naweyi735/
Nawjee734/
Nawdgi733/
Navjis732/
Naweia732/
Nawyaj731/
Navjit731/
Nawiaa731/
Naviji731/
Nawjha731/
Nawuia731/
Nauwie731/
Nawija731/
Nawieś731/
Nawajje67214/
Nnawihe6719/
Nawuihe6716/
Nawajja6716/
Nawejje6715/
Nawujja677/
Nawajha676/
Navjish674/
Najouei671/
Nabujji671/
Nawaiye671/
Navijit671/
Neweiji671/
Navajji671/
Nabajji671/

Nawji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawji in the Marathi language
नावजीnavaji-

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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 Nawji
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