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

Niwak occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Niwak are found; 29 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 29 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 4,213,784th most common given name globally. It is borne by 8 people.

Niwak is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines Niwak is most common in: Mimaropa, where 50 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 50 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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