Newwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Newwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Newwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Newwa (12) may also be a first name.

Newwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Newwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Newwa are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Newwa is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newa895,235/
Neawway831/
Naewway831/
Newways831/
Neway808,720/
Newaj804,294/
Newah80885/
Newai80100/
Neuwa8084/
Nnewa8069/
Naewa8067/
Niewa8036/
Neawa8025/
Neewa8017/
Nhewa8015/
Nawwa8010/
Newea805/
Nejwa802/
Neiwa802/
Newwe801/
Nowwa801/
Newwo801/
Nevwa801/
Newua801/
Nehwa801/
Gnewa801/
Newerowa771/
Nehwah7375/
Nehway7362/
Neaway7340/
Neuway7331/
Neeway7324/
Neewai7315/
Neiwah736/
Nawwah735/
Newath735/
Neawas734/
Niewaa732/
Newadt732/
Naawwa732/
Ngnewa732/
Newaaz732/
Neewaj732/
Hnawwa731/
Neewaa731/
Neswea731/
Nawwai731/
Newoha731/
Neewad731/
Nnaewa731/
Newgay731/
Newwes731/
Newwis731/
Ngejwa731/
Neewea731/
Ngewua731/
Neewas731/
Neawaz731/
Nawwaj731/
Neiway731/
Newaay731/
Newast730/
Newwod730/
Niwa6759,535/
Nawa6721,645/
Neba6716,313/
Neva674,591/
Newe671,038/
Newi67260/
Newo67191/
Newy6758/
Nywa6724/
Neshwat679/
Na'awwa676/
Njwa675/
Neewatt674/
Newwest673/
Nhwa672/
Neahway671/
Nehweah671/
Neewaay671/
Neewath671/
Nge'ywa671/
Neawhad671/
Neshway671/
Neehwai671/
Newhatt670/
Neweass670/
Newhead670/

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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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  • 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 Newwa
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