Nawoe Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nawoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1101:40,0783,685
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Nawoe (23) may also be a first name.

Nawoe Last Name Facts

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

Nawoe occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawoe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nawoe live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most common forename in the world, held by 23 people.

The surname Nawoe is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 40,078. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Bong County, where 56 percent live, Montserrado County, where 28 percent live and Margibi County, where 8 percent live. Aside from Liberia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnawoe91637/
Nahwoe916/
Neawoe912/
Nawoea911/
Nawae80871/
Nawoo8039/
Nawou8014/
Navoe802/
Nawaey7334/
Nouwoe7313/
Nawoua7313/
Naiwae737/
Neiwoe736/
Nawaer734/
Nawous734/
Naiweu733/
Nawoui733/
Nawuae731/
Ngavoe731/
Naaboe731/
Nabohe731/
Gnawou731/
Naewae731/
Naawoo731/
Neaweh731/
Nehwoe731/
Nawoud731/
Naawae731/
Nabooe730/
Nawu671,040/
Najwaee6723/
Navoets6712/
Gnawoui677/
Naboyye677/
Nnawuhe672/
Ngawouh671/
Nawouha671/
Nawooyo671/
Nahawou671/
Ngawoui671/
Nawhoua671/
Nawahie671/
Naawoua671/

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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
  • 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 Nawoe
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