Niwaz Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Guyana

Niwaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3541:504,6448,683
England1041:535,75133,356
India231:33,350,669396,143
Guyana181:42,3464,061
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Niwaz (58) may also be a first name.

Niwaz Last Name Facts

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

Niwaz (Hindi: निवाज़) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwaz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 585,091st most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. The last name Niwaz is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Niwaz are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Niwaz is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 58 people.

The surname Niwaz is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 354 people, or 1 in 504,644. In Pakistan Niwaz is most numerous in: Punjab, where 75 percent reside, Sindh, where 20 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent reside. Beside Pakistan this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Niwaz Last Name Statistics demography

Niwaz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.81% more than the national average, earning $53,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niwazz912/
Naiwaz912/
Niwaaz911/
Niewadz831/
Niwas8069,079/
Newaz8031,054/
Nuwaz8039/
Nivaz8027/
Niwaj8011/
Niwase73600/
Niwash73443/
Ngiwas7370/
Nievaz7310/
Naywaz733/
Nuwaiz732/
Newaaz732/
Niwass731/
Naiwas731/
Neawaz731/
Naivaz731/
Nuivaz731/
Niwaas731/
Niewosz6712/

Niwaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niwaz in the Hindi language
निवाज़nivaza-

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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 Niwaz
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