Nirwa Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nirwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Nirwa (361) may also be a first name.

Nirwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nirwa is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nirwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nirwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nirwa is the 2,979,664th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Nirwa live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 458,188th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 361 people.

The surname Nirwa is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 5,510,383. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 75 percent live and East Kalimantan, where 21 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nirwah9113/
Nirway912/
Nirwas912/
Nairwa911/
Nierzwa8311/
Nierway833/
Neirzwa832/
Nirua80252/
Nirva8085/
Nurwa8029/
Nirba8014/
Nerwa805/
Nyrwa801/
Naggirwa771/
Nierva732,263/
Nerway73111/
Ngerwa7333/
Nerwai7331/
Nirvat7324/
Nerwas7311/
Nirbha7311/
Nurway735/
Nurwah734/
Nirvad734/
Nirbaj732/
Ngirwe732/
Neirva732/
Nairua732/
Nirwer731/
Nirvaj731/
Nirvaa731/
Nurwai731/
Nirbay731/
Niruap731/
Nirvah731/
Nirvay731/
Nirvea731/
Nerwah731/
Nirvas731/
Nirbhay67443/
Nirbhai675/
Nairuea674/
Nirhuay672/
Nairuah671/
Neirewe671/
Naisrua671/
Ngerwua671/

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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 Nirwa
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