Nilwai Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Nilwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nilwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ngilwa | 83 | 180 | / |
| Nilbai | 83 | 26 | / |
| Nilwat | 83 | 20 | / |
| Nilwad | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nilwas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nailwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nlwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nilwach | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nilwayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nillwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nilba | 73 | 44 | / |
| Nelwi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nelwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nilua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nlewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nlhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nilwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nilui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nilwet | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nelway | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nlwaat | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nilvah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nielua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nyolwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neelwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nelbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nelwah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nilwai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis