Nerwai Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Nerwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nerwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Nerwai (13) may also be a first name.

Nerwai Last Name Facts

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

Nerwai is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nerwai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nerwai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Nerwai is predominantly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Nerwai are found; 65 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 65 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Nerwai is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 13 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Nerwai is most numerous in: Jiwaka, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 23 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Nerwai Last Name Statistics demography

Nerwai earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 41.97% less than the national average, earning 200,839 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nerwaii924/
Nerwi9141/
Nerwa915/
Nerway83111/
Nervai8348/
Ngerwa8333/
Nerwas8311/
Norwai836/
Narwai835/
Nerbai832/
Nerwah831/
Nerwit831/
Nervais77122/
Nerwich7785/
Nervaiz7727/
Nierzwa7711/
Nerwaye779/
Nerweyi777/
Ngervai775/
Nierway773/
Neirzwa772/
Ngerwua771/
Narwayi771/
Narwa732,229/
Nervi731,650/
Nerba73988/
Nerva73703/
Narwi73478/
Norwa73234/
Norwi7366/
Nirwa7343/
Nerbi7316/
Nerua732/
Nerui732/
Nerwe731/
Nyrwa731/
Nerrvaiz711/
Nervaiah711/
Nierva672,263/
Nervis671,189/
Norway67492/
Noerwahyu67160/
Narvai6797/
Nervio6752/
Norwua6740/
Narway6739/
Nehrui6738/
Norwie6736/
Narwei6717/
Nerwey6716/
Nervoi6716/
Nirwah6713/
Nerviz6712/
Narwah678/
Nervas677/
Nervie676/
Nervaj676/
Neruis674/
Neirva672/
Naarwa672/
Nirwas672/
Nirway672/
Norwii671/
Nairwa671/
Neerui671/
Nhorwa671/
Norwoi671/
Nnorwa671/
Narwwa671/
Nerbei671/
Nervah671/
Nervay671/
Nervid671/
Norwei671/
Norwah671/

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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 Nerwai
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