Neowa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Neowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
England11:55,718,059489,080

Neowa (7) may also be a first name.

Neowa Last Name Facts

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

Neowa is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Neowa is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Neowa reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 7 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nehowa9137/
Netowa911/
Neowaj911/
Neow89162/
Nehohwa8367/
Nehowha836/
Njowa801,260/
Nyowa80384/
Gnowa80381/
Nhowa8042/
Neova8013/
Nehow806/
Neoba802/
Neyow801/
Niowa801/
Gneow800/
Nehohwea771/
Noa7529,895/
Nea754,194/
Ngnowa73199/
Njouwa7352/
Neawah7323/
Nehova7321/
Nyowah7316/
Nyoswa7311/
Neyova739/
Nayowa736/
Ngeawa733/
Gnouwa732/
Neobau732/
Njeuwa732/
Nyouwa732/
Najowa731/
Njowah731/
Nyoway731/
Nieowo731/
Njowea731/
Neehow731/
Gnowwa731/
Gniowa731/
Neihow730/
Gnetchowa711/
Neaz671,724/
Neas671,621/
Neat671,426/
Nead671,145/
Nhea67753/
Neap67118/
Neaf67116/
Nyoa67106/
Nooa6796/
Neov6739/
Neea6733/
Nioa6729/
Niea6714/
Gnea6712/
No'a6711/
Nnoa679/
Neav677/
Neae677/
Neob676/
Njow675/
Niow675/
Ngayowa675/
Gnojowa674/
Nuoa673/
Nyow673/
Nehawah673/
Neof673/
Gnow673/
Nhoa672/
Hnea672/
Nhow671/
Neawway671/
Naisowa671/
Nehovah671/
Nehaway671/
Neahway671/
Ngnouwa671/
Njouwat671/
Neđa671/
Njouwah671/
Nnea671/
Neșa671/

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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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  • 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 Neowa
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