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 occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Niwah? popularity and diffusion
Niwah is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Niwah occurs mostly 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 world-wide It is held by 99 people.
The last name Niwah is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan Niwah is most common in: Helmand, where 100 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Liberia, where 25 percent are found.
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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niwah
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