Nehwi Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Nehwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Nehwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nehwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nehwi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻮﻱ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nehwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Nehwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nehwi are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 170,619. In Mauritania Nehwi is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 67 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 29 percent reside and Trarza Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than Mauritania Nehwi exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nehewi | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nnehwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Newi | 89 | 260 | / |
| Nhwi | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ngehwih | 83 | 21 | / |
| Neehwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nebhi | 80 | 619 | / |
| Nahwi | 80 | 422 | / |
| Newai | 80 | 100 | / |
| Nehvi | 80 | 65 | / |
| Newie | 80 | 38 | / |
| Newiy | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nnewi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nihwi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nehwy | 80 | 9 | / |
| Neewi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Newei | 80 | 3 | / |
| Neuwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Newii | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nhawi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Newui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhowi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naewi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neawi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Newoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nahawi | 73 | 349 | / |
| Newiss | 73 | 187 | / |
| Nehway | 73 | 62 | / |
| Ngewih | 73 | 60 | / |
| Nhehwe | 73 | 41 | / |
| Nahwai | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nechui | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nehuis | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nevhis | 73 | 16 | / |
| Neewai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Neewii | 73 | 12 | / |
| Newihe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nesswi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nehwey | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nnewii | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nehwhy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Newhie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nebhai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngnewi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Niewei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nehweh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Newwis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngewhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niehui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nneewi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naewii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nehwoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahwiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nohwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neawii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhawii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neswii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Newich | 73 | 0 | / |
| Newhis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nawi | 67 | 21,513 | / |
| Newa | 67 | 5,235 | / |
| Nebi | 67 | 3,962 | / |
| Nevi | 67 | 1,075 | / |
| Newe | 67 | 1,038 | / |
| Niwi | 67 | 313 | / |
| Nowi | 67 | 194 | / |
| Newy | 67 | 58 | / |
| Neehuis | 67 | 45 | / |
| Njwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngnehui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnewihe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Newheit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngnewui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nehweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neahway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Newisch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnaewii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngehvih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nechvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neshway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neswith | 67 | 0 | / |
Nehwi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nehwi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻮﻱ | alnhwy | 61.54 |
| ﺍﻧﺤﻮﻱ | anhwy | 38.46 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nehwi
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