Niwak Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Poland

Niwak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Niwak (8) may also be a first name.

Niwak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niwak occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwak? popularity and diffusion

Niwak is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Niwak is predominantly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Niwak reside; 29 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 8 people.

Niwak is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines Niwak is mostly found in: Mimaropa, where 50 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 50 percent are found. Barring The Philippines it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naiwake831/
Nuwak80198/
Nivak8027/
Newak8021/
Ngniwake772/
Noiswake771/
Naivak73974/
Nivake735/
Newack732/
Naiuak731/
Newake731/
Nibhak731/
Gnivak731/
Nnuwak731/
Najwak731/
Newask730/
Gnewak730/
Newaak730/
Noisuak672/
Neibakh672/
Naivakh671/
Naivake671/

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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 Niwak
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