Nehowa Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Nehowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nehowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nehowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nehowa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nehowa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Nehowa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nehowa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 428,840. In Zimbabwe Nehowa is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 64 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 33 percent reside and Matabeleland South Province, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nehohwa | 92 | 67 | / |
| Nehowha | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nhowa | 91 | 42 | / |
| Neowa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nehohwea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nehova | 83 | 21 | / |
| Neowaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nehawah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Neahway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nehaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nehovah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njowa | 73 | 1,260 | / |
| Nyowa | 73 | 384 | / |
| Gnowa | 73 | 381 | / |
| Nhova | 73 | 118 | / |
| Neova | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nhawa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Neoba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyahwa | 67 | 848 | / |
| Ngnowa | 67 | 199 | / |
| Nhaway | 67 | 55 | / |
| Njouwa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Neawah | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nyowah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nihova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nyoswa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nhiawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngeawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neobau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njeuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neewah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njowah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nieowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njowea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnowwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gniowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyoway | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nehowa
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