Newai Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

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

Newai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Newai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Newai (52) may also be a first name.

Newai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newai is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Newai is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Newai are found; 98 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 98 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Newai is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 52 people.

Newai is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 83,201. In Papua New Guinea Newai is mostly found in: Hela, where 44 percent are found, Madang, where 14 percent are found and Milne Bay, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newaji9115/
Neewai9115/
Newayi911/
Newa895,235/
Newi89260/
Ngewayi831/
Neehwai831/
Nawai8012,607/
Neway808,720/
Newaj804,294/
Newah80885/
Niwai80298/
Nowai80137/
Neuwa8084/
Nnewa8069/
Naewa8067/
Nevai8049/
Newie8038/
Niewa8036/
Nehwi8025/
Neawa8025/
Nebai8018/
Neewa8017/
Nhewa8015/
Nnewi8011/
Newiy8011/
Newwa805/
Newea805/
Neewi804/
Newei803/
Newii802/
Neiwa802/
Neuwi802/
Nejwa802/
Newua801/
Naewi801/
Nehwa801/
Neavi801/
Neawi801/
Newui801/
Gnewa801/
Nywai801/
Newoi801/
Nhwai801/
Newaye731,784/
Nevaji73309/
Nawaia73261/
Newiss73187/
Nawayi73155/
Newaya73126/
Njwayi7381/
Nehwah7375/
Nehway7362/
Newayu7360/
Ngewih7360/
Nebaie7355/
Neaway7340/
Neuway7331/
Naiwai7328/
Nywayi7327/
Neeway7324/
Nahwai7321/
Nawaih7317/
Nevait7312/
Neewii7312/
Nowayi739/
Nebaji738/
Newihe738/
Nesswi737/
Neiwah736/
Nnewii736/
Nehewi735/
Newath735/
Neawas734/
Newaja734/
Newhie734/
Nebhai733/
Ngnewi733/
Neewaj732/
Njwaji732/
Niewaa732/
Nawaie732/
Nawaii732/
Newaaz732/
Neweya732/
Ngnewa732/
Newadt732/
Niewei732/
Nevaid731/
Nawaij731/
Neswea731/
Nevayi731/
Newajy731/
Newgay731/
Nnehwi731/
Nohwai731/
Niwaji731/
Neweii731/
Neweah731/
Neiway731/
Newaay731/
Neewea731/
Najwai731/
Neewaa731/
Neawii731/
Nneewi731/
Neswii731/
Naewii731/
Nowaia731/
Nevaie731/
Nevaiz731/
Neawaz731/
Neewas731/
Ngewhi731/
Ngewua731/
Ngejwa731/
Newayo731/
Newiya731/
Newwis731/
Nnowai731/
Nnaewa731/
Neewad731/
Newoha731/
Nawaai731/
Nawwai731/
Niwait731/
Newhis730/
Neavit730/
Newast730/
Newich730/
Niwa6759,535/
Navi6737,993/
Nawa6721,645/
Nawi6721,513/
Neba6716,313/
Neva674,591/
Nebi673,962/
Nevi671,075/
Newe671,038/
Niwi67313/
Nowi67194/
Neavitt6763/
Newy6758/
Nywa6724/
Ngehwih6721/
Neshwat679/
Nesweya677/
Nnowayi677/
Nevajiy676/
Njwa675/
Nhwi675/
Nehwaye674/
Neewatt674/
Newajee673/
Njwi673/
Nnewihe672/
Newheit672/
Ngnewui672/
Nhwa672/
Nyowayi671/
Neuwaya671/
Neweyau671/
Newioye671/
Newisch671/
Newways671/
Nhiwayi671/
Neahway671/
Newayah671/
Nehweah671/
Neewaay671/
Nnaewii671/
Nebaieh671/
Ngewieh671/
Ngiwayi671/
Neewath671/
Ngevayi671/
Nge'ywa671/
Naewway671/
Neawhad671/
Neawway671/
Nechvai671/
Neshway671/
Neebaji671/
Neswith670/
Newhead670/
Neweass670/
Newhatt670/

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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 Newai
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