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

The last name Nishwa has its highest incidence in The Maldives. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nishwa is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nishwa live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 481,336th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 331 people.

The surname Nishwa is most prevalent in The Maldives, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 134,724. In The Maldives Nishwa is most common in: Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, where 33 percent reside, Lhaviyani Atoll, where 33 percent reside and Seenu Atoll, where 33 percent reside. Excluding The Maldives Nishwa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent reside and Pakistan, where 17 percent reside.

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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