Neuwa Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Neuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Solomon Islands | 16 | 1:36,252 | 7,281 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Neuwa (13) may also be a first name.
Neuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Neuwa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Neuwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Neuwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,047,559th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Neuwa are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Neuwa is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 13 people.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 506,563. In Cameroon Neuwa is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 49 percent reside, Centre Region, where 41 percent reside and West Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 19 percent reside.
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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 Neuwa
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