Newaya Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Newaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Newaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1141:21,1353,646
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Newaya (14) may also be a first name.

Newaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Newaya occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Newaya? popularity and diffusion

Newaya is the 1,604,449th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. Newaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Newaya reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 21,135. In Namibia Newaya is most numerous in: Oshikoto Region, where 86 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 11 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Namibia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neuwaya921/
Newayah921/
Neway918,720/
Newaye831,784/
Nawaya83976/
Nhwaya83135/
Nehway8362/
Newayu8360/
Nebaya8349/
Neaway8340/
Neuway8331/
Nevaya8331/
Nowaya8327/
Neeway8324/
Njwaya835/
Newaja834/
Niewaa832/
Neweya832/
Newajy831/
Newgay831/
Niwaya831/
Neiway831/
Newaay831/
Neewaa831/
Newayo831/
Newiya831/
Newayi831/
Nh'waya77156/
Nywayah7716/
Nevhaya777/
Nesweya777/
Nehwaye774/
Najwaya774/
Nahwaya772/
Neweyau771/
Newways771/
Neahway771/
Neewaay771/
Ngewayi771/
Naewway771/
Neawway771/
Neshway771/
Newaj734,294/
Newey733,926/
Niway732,256/
Naway73940/
Nevaa73222/
Noway73170/
Newai73100/
Nevay7398/
Niwaa735/
Newea735/
Nebay734/
Najwaaya711/
Naiswaya711/
Navaya672,516/
Novaya671,660/
Naveya67605/
Naweya67401/
Nawaia67261/
Nawayo67195/
Nawayi67155/
Nawoya67140/
Nawiya6791/
Njwayi6781/
Nevoya6774/
Nawaye6764/
Njueya6757/
Nhaway6755/
Nebiya6754/
Nibaya6747/
Nahway6735/
Naviya6732/
Nebuya6730/
Nywayi6727/
Naiway6721/
Nevajy6717/
Navuya6717/
Newaji6715/
Neewai6715/
Njuaya6711/
Nowayi679/
Naaway678/
Newehy677/
Noveya677/
Nehwey676/
Neviya675/
Nayway675/
Nowaye675/
Navoya673/
Nawuya673/
Njwayo672/
Neewaj672/
Nayuay672/
Nebayo672/
Nievaa672/
Niwaye672/
Najwaa672/
Nawayu672/
Neswea671/
Nevayi671/
Nhwaja671/
Noweya671/
Neevay671/
Neweah671/
Nebeya671/
Neewea671/
Nowaia671/
Nowayo671/
Nehuay671/
Nehwoy671/
Nevayo671/
Nebaye671/
Njwaye671/
Nivaya671/
Niwayo671/
Nywayo671/
Nybaya671/
Nywaye671/
Neweye671/
Newoha671/
Niwoya671/
Nyoway671/
Nawaai671/
Nawhay671/
Neavey670/

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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 Newaya
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