Nawya Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nawya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nawya (25) may also be a first name.

Nawya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nawya (Oriya: ନାୱଯ୍ା) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nawya is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Nawya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Nawya are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nawya is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Nawya is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naweya91401/
Nawyah913/
Nawyaj911/
Nawaiya835/
Naweyap832/
Nawayya832/
Naweeya831/
Nawaaya831/
Navya801,923/
Nawia80276/
Nabya8050/
Newya801/
Nawja801/
Ngawaiya77108/
Najwaaya771/
Naawyaah771/
Nawaayay771/
Nawiah73216/
Hnawia73104/
Nabyha7396/
Naweja7388/
Naweyo7356/
Ngawia7323/
Nawias7322/
Nawiha739/
Naybia733/
Nabyay733/
Naweia732/
Nabhya732/
Neawia731/
Naweha731/
Nnawea731/
Naweay731/
Ngavya731/
Naabya731/
Nawjha731/
Navyap731/
Gnawia731/
Nabyaa731/
Nawiaa731/
Naweah731/
Noweya731/
Nawija731/
Navyaa731/
Nabjya731/
Nowyaj731/
Nawuia731/
Nabajya6746/
Nawajja6716/
Nawujja677/
Nawajha676/
Nabaaya676/
Nabojya675/
Nahawia675/
Nawaayo673/
Nawihah673/
Nahwiah673/
Nowyasz672/
Nabuiya672/
Nabaiya672/
Navajya672/
Nabuyia671/
Nawejia671/
N'Gawia671/
Nhaybia671/
Nawajia671/
Navaiya671/
Naboiya671/

Nawya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawya in the Oriya language
ନାୱଯ୍ାnawaya-

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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 Nawya
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