Niwah Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Niwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Niwah (99) may also be a first name.
Niwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niwah is found most in Afghanistan. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niwah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Niwah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Niwah are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Niwah is also the 951,070th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 99 people.
It is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan Niwah is primarily concentrated in: Helmand, where 100 percent live. Not including Afghanistan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Liberia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niwaha | 91 | 882 | / |
| Nijwah | 91 | 170 | / |
| Naiwah | 91 | 35 | / |
| Neiwah | 91 | 6 | / |
| Noiwah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gniwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Niwa | 89 | 59,535 | / |
| Niwaaha | 83 | 18 | / |
| Naiwath | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niwaahe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niway | 80 | 2,256 | / |
| Newah | 80 | 885 | / |
| Naiwa | 80 | 365 | / |
| Nivah | 80 | 327 | / |
| Niwai | 80 | 298 | / |
| Gniwa | 80 | 62 | / |
| Nuwah | 80 | 59 | / |
| Niewa | 80 | 36 | / |
| Niwoh | 80 | 31 | / |
| Niwua | 80 | 28 | / |
| Noiwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nywah | 80 | 16 | / |
| Niwaj | 80 | 11 | / |
| Niwaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nhiwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Neiwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Njwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nishwadh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nivash | 73 | 789 | / |
| Nuwaha | 73 | 340 | / |
| Noiwat | 73 | 143 | / |
| Nehwah | 73 | 75 | / |
| Naiwai | 73 | 28 | / |
| Naiway | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nuwuah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nyowah | 73 | 16 | / |
| Najwah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Newath | 73 | 5 | / |
| Noywah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nyswah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nywach | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngniwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Niwoha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niwaad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naivah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naywah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niewaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niwazz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naiwaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niweih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nivaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nivajh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhaiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhiswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nivadh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neivah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neiway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neiwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nniwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niwaaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niwait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noiwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noiwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naiwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnibah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyweah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Newa | 67 | 5,235 | / |
| Niva | 67 | 4,221 | / |
| Niba | 67 | 3,982 | / |
| Nuwa | 67 | 2,093 | / |
| Niwo | 67 | 117 | / |
| Naiswea | 67 | 89 | / |
| Nivasch | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nywa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nisuhah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Njwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nuwaaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nhwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neewath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngniwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naivath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nh'aiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nivassh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hneibah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Niwah
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