Nilwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Nilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Nilwa (44) may also be a first name.
Nilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nilwa (Hindi: नीलवा) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Nilwa is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Nilwa reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 44 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Nilwa is mostly found in: Chimbu, where 50 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 50 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngilwa | 91 | 180 | / |
| Nilwat | 91 | 20 | / |
| Nilwai | 91 | 8 | / |
| Nilwad | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nilwas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nailwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nlwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nilwach | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nillwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nilba | 80 | 44 | / |
| Nelwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nilwo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nilua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nlewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nilwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nlhwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nilwet | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nelway | 73 | 28 | / |
| Nilbai | 73 | 26 | / |
| Nlwaat | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nilvah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nielua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nyolwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nelwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nlewoha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nlua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nlwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nlewaha | 67 | 1 | / |
Nilwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nilwa in the Hindi language | ||
| नीलवा | nilava | - |
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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 Nilwa
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