Newaya Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Newaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 114 | 1:21,135 | 3,646 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
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 surname Newaya is found most frequently in Namibia. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Newaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Newaya is the 1,604,449th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name is primarily found 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 commonly used first name internationally, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 21,135. In Namibia Newaya is most prevalent in: Oshikoto Region, where 86 percent are found, Oshana Region, where 11 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Namibia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
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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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