Niuwan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Niuwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niuwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Niuwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niuwan is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niuwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Niuwan is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Niuwan live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niuwang921/
Nyuwan832/
Nyuwuan773/
Nijuban771/
Nyuwaan771/
Nuyowan771/
Nyouwan771/
Njouwang711/
Neowan6722/
Nyowan6717/
Gnuwam678/
Niuvam674/
N'Gnouwan671/
Nyuwam671/
Nyuwon671/
Noujouwang631/
Noiubon62161/
Nayowan6245/
Ngnuvan624/
Nyuvane622/
Njuvane621/
Njuwong621/
Nyuvam501/

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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 Niuwan
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