Nhawa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Nhawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nhawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nhawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nhawa is most common in Namibia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nhawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nhawa are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Namibia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 803,134. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Ohangwena Region, where 33 percent are found, Omusati Region, where 33 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 33 percent are found. Not including Namibia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 38 percent are found and Niger, where 13 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 Nhawa
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