Niwa Surname

9,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Niwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan56,5701:2,260408
Poland5981:63,5609,975
DR Congo4791:154,23716,059
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
Indonesia2551:518,62442,226
Brazil2521:849,50130,645
South Africa1941:279,26727,511
Tanzania1621:326,80024,625
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Singapore1201:45,8981,743
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
England171:3,277,533109,658
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
France41:16,605,680368,153
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Niwa (5,926) may also be a first name.

Niwa Last Name Facts

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

Niwa (Arabic: نيوا, Hindi: नीवा, Tibetan: གཉིད་ཝ།) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Niwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,493rd most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 122,408 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Niwa reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 86,371st most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 5,926 people.

The last name Niwa is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 56,570 people, or 1 in 2,260. In Japan Niwa is primarily concentrated in: Aichi Prefecture, where 40 percent reside, Gifu Prefecture, where 13 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent reside. Other than Japan this last name exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Niwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niwa last name are 2.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Niwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.87% less than the national average, earning R 83,484 per year; in United States they earn 17.89% more than the national average, earning $50,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $48,393 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niway892,256/
Naiwa89365/
Niwai89298/
Gniwa8962/
Niewa8936/
Niwua8928/
Noiwa8918/
Niwaj8911/
Niwaa895/
Niwah894/
Nhiwa893/
Neiwa892/
Nuiwa891/
Niowa891/
Niwea891/
Niwaha80882/
Nijwah80170/
Noiwat80143/
Naiwah8035/
Naiwai8028/
Naiway8021/
Neiwah806/
Ngniwa803/
Niwaad802/
Noiwah802/
Niewaa802/
Naiwaz802/
Niwoha802/
Niwazz802/
Nhaiwa801/
Nhiswa801/
Neiway801/
Nniwua801/
Niwaaz801/
Gniwah801/
Naiwau801/
Noiwha801/
Noiwua801/
Niwait801/
Newa755,235/
Niva754,221/
Niba753,982/
Nuwa752,093/
Niwi75313/
Niwo75117/
Niwe75105/
Nywa7524/
Njwa755/
Nhwa752/
Niwj751/
Naiswea7389/
Niwaaha7318/
Naiwath731/
Nh'aiwa731/
Nuiwaha731/
Niwaahe731/
Nieva6759,541/
Nivas6745,246/
Neway678,720/
Neiva676,951/
Newaj674,294/
Najwa673,696/
Newah67885/
Nibha67661/
Nuiva67410/
Nivah67327/
Nivaj67243/
Naiba67222/
Naiva67192/
Nibay67165/
Nivad67134/
Nuway67116/
Nuhwa67113/
Nuiba67104/
Nivau67101/
Noiva67100/
Newai67100/
Naiwo6791/
Nihua6789/
Neuwa6784/
Nivea6772/
Nnewa6769/
Nivat6768/
Nisva6767/
Nuwah6759/
Neiba6744/
Nuwai6737/
Nuwea6732/
Niwoh6731/
Nibai6728/
Nivaz6727/
Neawa6725/
Nivai6723/
Naiwe6722/
Naywa6721/
Neewa6717/
Nivaa6717/
Nywah6716/
Noiba6716/
Nhewa6715/
Noiwi6714/
Nihwi6711/
Neiwo6711/
Naiwi6710/
Niewe6710/
Niwei6710/
Nibau678/
Ngiva676/
Nuuwa675/
Nuewa675/
Newwa675/
Newea675/
Neiwe675/
Gniwe674/
Nhuwa673/
Nibea673/
Nibaa673/
Nisua673/
Nibaj672/
Nuwua672/
Gniwi672/
Nejwa672/
Hnuwa672/
Naiua671/
Nishwadh671/
Nivay671/
Nivha671/
Niwey671/
Newua671/
Niwee671/
Niwge671/
Hniba671/
Nehwa671/
Nhiba671/
Nhiva671/
Njwah671/
Nivéa671/
Niweh671/
Nniva671/
Niova671/
Nihwe671/
Nywau671/
Gnewa671/
Noiwy671/
Nniba671/
Gniva671/
Nywai671/
Noywa671/
Nojwa671/
Nhwai671/

Niwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niwa in the Tibetan language
གཉིད་ཝ།nyiwa-
Niwa in the Hindi language
नीवाniva-
Niwa in the Arabic language
نيواnywa-
نايواnaywa-
نيوهnywh-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niwa
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