Newu Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Newu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Newu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Newu (164) may also be a first name.

Newu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Newu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Newu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,391,595th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Newu reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Newu is also the 715,247th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 164 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 722,369. In South Africa Newu is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 55 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 43 percent are found and Gauteng, where 1 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 38 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Newu Last Name Statistics demography

Newu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.81% less than the national average, earning R 62,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newou8935/
Newuh8915/
Neweu8913/
Niewu896/
Neiwu892/
Neewu891/
Newut891/
Gnewu891/
Newui891/
Newuch801/
Nehwou801/
Neuwou801/
Ngnewu801/
Ngehwu801/
Newguh801/
Newouh801/
Newous801/
Newhou801/
Nebu751,656/
Nawu751,040/
Nevu7560/
Niwu7552/
Nowu7524/
Nhwu752/
Njwu751/
Gnewuch73595/
Newhous736/
Ngnewou733/
Ngnewui732/
Neuwouh732/
Neveu6718,393/
Nhawu671,403/
Naawu67511/
Nebou67178/
Nevou6741/
Nnebu6723/
Nebeu6717/
Nyowu6715/
Nawau6714/
Ngevu6712/
Nebuy6711/
Naveu6711/
Niwus6710/
Noiwu678/
Nnowu678/
Ngiwu677/
Nievu676/
Nawui675/
Nebuj675/
Nevuy674/
Naiwu674/
Nevau673/
Neabu673/
Nawuh673/
Nevus673/
Neebu672/
Nevut672/
Nevux672/
Noevu672/
Newhoudt671/
Noveu671/
Newoo671/
Nowuh671/
Nowau671/
Niwuh671/
Nehvu671/
Neevu671/
Nnawu671/
Nebhu671/
Nywau671/
Niveu671/
Njwui671/
Njweu671/
Nibeu671/
Nebau671/
Neuvu671/

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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 Newu
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