Niruwa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Niruwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Niruwa (10) may also be a first name.
Niruwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niruwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niruwa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Niruwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niruwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Niruwa is predominantly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Niruwa live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Niruwa is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
The last name Niruwa is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 91 percent live and Madang, where 9 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niruswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nairuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nirushwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nuruwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Niruba | 83 | 17 | / |
| Niriwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Neruwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nairuba | 77 | 15,193 | / |
| Niruvas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Neiruba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngeruwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngiruwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nairuva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nairowua | 71 | 147 | / |
| Nyoruhwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nirubhai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Neeruwad | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nairowah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nairuuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuruva | 67 | 76 | / |
| Neruba | 67 | 51 | / |
| Nuriwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Neruva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nyorruhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niriva | 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
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- 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 Niruwa
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