Nhawa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nhawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nhawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nhawa Last Name Facts

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

Nhawa occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nhawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Nhawa occurs mostly 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.

The surname Nhawa is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 803,134. In Namibia Nhawa 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. Excluding Namibia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 38 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahawa91808/
Nhaway9155/
Nhiawa913/
Nhaiwa911/
Nawa8921,645/
Nehawah833/
Nahauwa832/
Nahaway831/
Nh'aiwa831/
Nhaswad831/
Nehaway831/
Nahaswa831/
Nyahawa831/
Nawai8012,607/
Nyawa806,650/
Najwa803,696/
Nawaj802,329/
Naway80940/
Njawa80835/
Gnawa80831/
Nawah80574/
Naiwa80365/
Naawa80207/
Nauwa80162/
Nawea80112/
Niawa8088/
Nahwa8070/
Naewa8067/
Nnawa8044/
Nhowa8042/
Nawaa8032/
Neawa8025/
Naywa8021/
Nhewa8015/
Nawau8014/
Nhaba8010/
Nawwa8010/
Nawua808/
Nhava805/
Nhawo803/
Nohwa802/
Nawga801/
Nehwa801/
Nyawai73921/
Nyahwa73848/
Nyaway73215/
Nyaywa73120/
Nehwah7375/
Nehway7362/
Nyhaba7351/
Nyawah7341/
Neaway7340/
Nehowa7337/
Nahway7335/
Naiwah7335/
Ngawua7334/
Naiwai7328/
Ngaway7326/
Neawah7323/
Naiway7321/
Nahwai7321/
Nawaih7317/
Najwah7315/
Nyawat7313/
Njawat7311/
Nawaaj7310/
Nahwah739/
Nyawau739/
Njawah738/
Naaway738/
Na'awa737/
Hnawaz737/
Nawazs736/
Niawah735/
Nawwah735/
Nayway735/
Nahuwa735/
Nhabau735/
Nawaha734/
Nohuwa734/
Nawayz734/
Ngnawa734/
Njawai734/
Neawas734/
Nnaawa733/
Nnauwa733/
Naweaz733/
Nawasz733/
Ngeawa733/
Naawaa733/
Nyaiwa732/
Nawaah732/
Naywah732/
Nhabai732/
Nhabay732/
Gnaway732/
Nyawea732/
Naiwaz732/
Nawahz732/
Naywat732/
Ngawah732/
Naawwa732/
Najwaa732/
Nyajwa732/
Nawaij731/
Nawasd731/
Nawatz731/
Nawazp731/
Naywas731/
Nijawa731/
Nhavai731/
Nohwai731/
Najwai731/
Hnawwa731/
Nnawea731/
Njawua731/
Nauwau731/
Nahawo731/
Nahbaa731/
Nahwaz731/
Naswea731/
Nauwaj731/
Nawuae731/
Nawwaj731/
Nawahh731/
Nawahu731/
Neawaz731/
Ngohwa731/
Ngauwa731/
Naawua731/
Nyiawa731/
Nyawoa731/
Naiwau731/
Nnaewa731/
Naswas731/
Nawaai731/
Nawach731/
Nawadz731/
Nawats731/
Naweat731/
Nawwai731/
Nawwat731/
Noohwa731/
Nahava730/
Nava67353,616/
Naba6729,980/
Nowa677,367/
Newa675,235/
Nawo67524/
Nawajje67214/
Nyahwai67106/
Naiswea6789/
Nawahah6784/
Nehohwa6767/
Ngahava6723/
Njiawap6723/
Nyawath6713/
Nyahaba676/
Na'awwa676/
Nnawhea675/
Nawaijs675/
Nnawhoa674/
Nyachwa674/
Naswath673/
Nawahad673/
Naiyawa672/
Nyaswah672/
Najjawa672/
Hnoohwa672/
Naiwath671/
Nahavaj671/
Nabahaa671/
Ngahywa671/
Neahway671/
Nyawayj671/
Hnawash671/
Najwash671/
Nahaaba671/
Nahavoa671/
Nahawou671/
Nachwat671/
Naswaid671/
Nauwadh671/
Nawò671/
Nawaaya671/
Nawahat671/
Ngniawa671/
Nabhaai671/
Nhachwo671/
Njiawah671/
Njawaid671/
Nyaywai671/
D'Nawaz671/
Nyawash671/
Nashhwa671/
Nawasht671/
Nyahywa671/
Nahaiba671/
Naewway671/
Nyawgai671/
Neawway671/
Neehwai671/
Nawazzz671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nhawa
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