Nhuwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nhuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nhuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nhuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nhuwa is most common in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nhuwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nhuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nhuwa is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nhuwa are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Nhuwa is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Nhuwa occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahuwa915/
Nohuwa914/
Nehuwa914/
Nhuswa911/
Nhuuwa911/
Nuwa892,093/
Nehuhwa837/
Nahauwa832/
Nouwa80245/
Njuwa80170/
Nauwa80162/
Nuway80116/
Nuhwa80113/
Niuwa80101/
Nihua8089/
Neuwa8084/
Nyuwa8071/
Nuwah8059/
Nuwai8037/
Nuwea8032/
Nuuwa805/
Nuewa805/
Nhiwa803/
Nuwua802/
Hnuwa802/
Nuwaj801/
Nuwap801/
Nuiwa801/
Nhuba801/
Gnuwa801/
Nahuwo73641/
Nuwaha73340/
Nouwah73139/
Njouwa7352/
N'Yuwa7348/
Neuway7331/
Nyuwah7326/
Nuwuah7319/
Nhusva7313/
Nouwai736/
Nuyswa734/
Nnauwa733/
Ngeuwa733/
Nuthua733/
Gnouwa732/
Njeuwa732/
Nyouwa732/
Nuwoha732/
Nguwai732/
Nyuwai732/
Nuuhwa731/
Nuwass731/
Njuwwa731/
Nauwau731/
Nouswa731/
Nouway731/
Nauwaj731/
Ngauwa731/
Nhuwou731/
Njuwai731/
Njuwga731/
Niuwai731/
Nuhuay731/
Nuwaad731/
Noohwa731/
Nuchua731/
Niwa6759,535/
Nuba671,678/
Nuwe67570/
Nuchuay67132/
Nuwi67114/
Nuva6759/
Nuwo6749/
Nuchuea6742/
Nushwat6724/
Nywa6724/
Najjuwa678/
Nehowha676/
Nuwy673/
Nuwaaha673/
Neuhuas672/
Hnoohwa672/
N'Nouwa671/
Nushwai671/
Neuwaya671/
Nuchhua671/
Nuwaish671/
Nuiwaha671/
Naiyuwa671/
Nauwadh671/
Neuchua671/
Ngnouwa671/
Nhoubai671/
Nguwaja671/
Njuiwai671/
Njuiwat671/
Njouwah671/
Njouwat671/
Nuwooha671/
Ngouwai671/
Nushuay671/

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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 Nhuwa
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