Niwang Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Niwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1111:636,381107,695
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
India71:109,580,769786,157

Niwang (544) may also be a first name.

Niwang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niwang is found most in Thailand. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,159,732nd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. Niwang is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Niwang are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Niwang is also the 361,218th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 544 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 636,381. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Nan Province, where 53 percent reside, Phayao Province, where 43 percent reside and Lamphun Province, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Thailand it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naiwang9215/
Noiwang9213/
Nuiwang921/
Noiwaing861/
Niwong83263/
Nuwang83132/
Nibang83101/
Njwang8331/
Newang8326/
Nywang832/
Nivang831/
Noiwong772,226/
Nisuang77231/
Najwang77101/
Nihuang7737/
Nuiwong7733/
Naiwong7732/
Noibang7715/
Niswong7710/
Neewang779/
Naywang771/
Niwongh771/
Newgang771/
Ngiwong771/
Noihuang71192/
Nichuang717/
Nesswang714/
Newahang712/
Neewhang711/
Nyojwang711/
Niehuang711/
Ngnivang711/
Nuwong671,701/
Nyvang67439/
Nibong67300/
Nivong6715/
Niväng677/
Newong675/
Nebang673/
Njuang671/
Ngaihuang671/

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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 Niwang
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