Newa Surname
Approximately 5,235 people bear this surname
Newa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,170 | 1:7,889 | 1,179 |
| Zambia | 1,002 | 1:15,818 | 1,781 |
| Tanzania | 794 | 1:66,677 | 7,035 |
| Nepal | 555 | 1:51,317 | 1,525 |
| Indonesia | 254 | 1:520,666 | 42,361 |
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| Ivory Coast | 34 | 1:678,566 | 19,270 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Kenya | 19 | 1:2,430,521 | 36,895 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Newa (2,718) may also be a first name.
Newa Demographics
Newa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Newa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Newa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Newa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻮ, Hindi: नेवा, Oriya: େନୱା, Tibetan: ནེ་ཝ་) is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Newa.
How Common Is The Last Name Newa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 91,431st most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,392,081 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Newa are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Newa is also the 140,363rd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 2,718 people.
This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 2,170 people, or 1 in 7,889. Beside Malawi this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 19 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.
Newa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Newa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Newa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.05% less than the national average, earning $29,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Newa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Newa in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནེ་ཝ་ | néwa | - |
| Newa in the Hindi language | ||
| नेवा | neva | - |
| Newa in the Oriya language | ||
| େନୱା | enawa | - |
| Newa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮ | alnw | 45.45 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻩ | alnwh | 27.27 |
| ﻧﻮ | nw | 9.09 |
| ﺍﻧﻮ | anw | 9.09 |
| ﻧﻮﻯ | nwy | 9.09 |
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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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- 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 Newa
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