Nerwa Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Denmark

Nerwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nerwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Nerwa (7) may also be a first name.

Nerwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nerwa is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nerwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nerwa? popularity and diffusion

Nerwa is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Nerwa are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Nerwa is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 7 people.

Nerwa is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 8,443,588. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 50 percent reside and North Brabant, where 50 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nerway91111/
Ngerwa9133/
Nerwai9131/
Nerwas9111/
Nerwah911/
Nierzwa8311/
Nierway833/
Neirzwa832/
Ngerwua831/
Narwa802,229/
Nerba80988/
Nerva80703/
Norwa80234/
Nirwa8043/
Nerwi8041/
Nerua802/
Nyrwa801/
Nerwe801/
Nierva732,263/
Norway73492/
Nervai7348/
Norwua7340/
Narway7339/
Nerwey7316/
Nirwah7313/
Narwah738/
Nervas737/
Norwai736/
Nervaj736/
Narwai735/
Naarwa732/
Nirwas732/
Nirway732/
Nerbai732/
Neirva732/
Nervay731/
Nairwa731/
Nerwos731/
Nhorwa731/
Nnorwa731/
Narwwa731/
Norwah731/
Nerwit731/
Nervah731/
Nervais67122/
Nerwich6785/
Nervaiz6727/
Ngervai675/
Nervath674/
Nervaux671/
Neirewe671/
Narwaha671/
Nerwood670/

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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 Nerwa
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