Nhawu Surname

276,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nhawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nhawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,4011:11,0191,410
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nhawu (299) may also be a first name.

Nhawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nhawu occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nhawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nhawu is the 276,388th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,194,259 people. The surname Nhawu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nhawu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 509,704th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 299 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,401 people, or 1 in 11,019. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 31 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 24 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawu891,040/
Nahawou831/
Naawu80511/
Nyawu80116/
Njawu8036/
Nhabu8019/
Nawau8014/
Nawou8014/
Nawud809/
Niawu807/
Nawui805/
Naiwu804/
Nawuh803/
Nhavu801/
Nnawu801/
Nawgu801/
Nawuj801/
Njawou7317/
Nyawau739/
Gnawui739/
Nyawuh736/
Nhabau735/
Nawous734/
Naiweu733/
Nyawou733/
Nabhau732/
Nyawua732/
Naiwau731/
N'Iawu731/
Gnawou731/
Nyaweu731/
Nhavus731/
Nahavu731/
Nawoud731/
Nnauwu731/
Nauwau731/
Naiswu731/
Nehwou731/
Ngawuh731/
Nhabou731/
Njhabu731/
Nawahu731/
Nabu674,143/
Navu67270/
Newu67157/
Nowu6724/
Nahabou674/
Nnawuhe672/
Njiawou671/
Ngawouh671/
Nahabui671/
Nouhwou671/
Nyiawua671/
Nyahabu671/

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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 Nhawu
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