Nishwa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Nishwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives31:134,7244,057
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nishwa (331) may also be a first name.

Nishwa Last Name Facts

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

Nishwa occurs in The Maldives more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Nishwa is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nishwa are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Nishwa is also the 481,336th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 331 people.

Nishwa is most widespread in The Maldives, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 134,724. In The Maldives Nishwa is most prevalent in: Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, where 33 percent are found, Lhaviyani Atoll, where 33 percent are found and Seenu Atoll, where 33 percent are found. Aside from The Maldives this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent are found and Pakistan, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niswa91338/
Nishwadh861/
Niswah831,755/
Nishua838/
Nisbha831/
Nishva831/
Nishba831/
Nhiswa831/
Nushwa831/
Naiswea7789/
Nisuhah7712/
Neshwat779/
Nishvas773/
Nushwai771/
Neshway771/
Nishvat771/
Nisva7367/
Nisba7350/
Neswa7320/
Nuswa735/
Nisua733/
Niswe731/
Naiswaya711/
Naisewua711/
Neshva67281/
Ngisua6741/
Ngeswa6728/
Nishve6724/
Naisua6715/
Nyoswa6711/
Nitsua675/
Nyswah675/
Nuyswa674/
Neshua673/
Nishui672/
Nishby672/
Naiswe672/
Neshba671/
Neswea671/
Nhuswa671/
Nhyzwa671/
Nisvad671/
Nisbeh671/
Nisvat671/
Niswis671/
Nishvi671/
Nisbay671/
Nisuhe671/
Niosua671/
Neisba670/

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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 Nishwa
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