Niwe Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Niwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Niwe (426) may also be a first name.
Niwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niwe is found most in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,795,579th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. Niwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Niwe reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 28 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 416,125th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 426 people.
Niwe is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Adamawa Region, where 69 percent reside, North Region, where 22 percent reside and Far North Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Benin, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naiwe | 89 | 22 | / |
| Niewe | 89 | 10 | / |
| Niwei | 89 | 10 | / |
| Neiwe | 89 | 5 | / |
| Gniwe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Niwey | 89 | 1 | / |
| Niwee | 89 | 1 | / |
| Niwge | 89 | 1 | / |
| Niweh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nihwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Niwea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Niw | 86 | 60 | / |
| Ngniwe | 80 | 26 | / |
| Naiwet | 80 | 18 | / |
| Niowei | 80 | 10 | / |
| Naiweu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Niwoue | 80 | 3 | / |
| Naiswe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Niewei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naiwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naiweh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnaiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naiwey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niweih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niwheh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyiawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neyiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niwa | 75 | 59,535 | / |
| Nawe | 75 | 3,809 | / |
| Nibe | 75 | 1,683 | / |
| Newe | 75 | 1,038 | / |
| Nuwe | 75 | 570 | / |
| Njwe | 75 | 332 | / |
| Niwi | 75 | 313 | / |
| Nive | 75 | 182 | / |
| Neiw | 75 | 19 | / |
| Nywe | 75 | 16 | / |
| Näwe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Naiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nuiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niwj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naiswea | 73 | 89 | / |
| Ngniwet | 73 | 4 | / |
| Neihowe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Newey | 67 | 3,926 | / |
| Nivet | 67 | 3,408 | / |
| Nieve | 67 | 2,772 | / |
| Niway | 67 | 2,256 | / |
| Naive | 67 | 1,480 | / |
| Niver | 67 | 1,244 | / |
| Naibe | 67 | 753 | / |
| Nouwe | 67 | 627 | / |
| Naiwa | 67 | 365 | / |
| Nives | 67 | 356 | / |
| Nnawe | 67 | 354 | / |
| Niwai | 67 | 298 | / |
| Nauwe | 67 | 223 | / |
| Nivez | 67 | 150 | / |
| Nawea | 67 | 112 | / |
| Nawee | 67 | 109 | / |
| Nnewe | 67 | 99 | / |
| Nawei | 67 | 92 | / |
| Noive | 67 | 87 | / |
| Nihbe | 67 | 81 | / |
| Nived | 67 | 80 | / |
| Nivea | 67 | 72 | / |
| Nuibe | 67 | 68 | / |
| Njwie | 67 | 53 | / |
| Nhewe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Neweś | 67 | 41 | / |
| Newie | 67 | 38 | / |
| Niewa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Neive | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nuwea | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nijve | 67 | 25 | / |
| Neibe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ngive | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nevie | 67 | 21 | / |
| Neweh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Naawe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Niveh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Noiwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nibey | 67 | 15 | / |
| Noiwi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Njwee | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nitve | 67 | 13 | / |
| Noibe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Neweu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Niwaj | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nihwi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Neywe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nibhe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Naiwi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nivey | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nuvie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Neuwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gnewe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Näwie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Neewe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nnibe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nuwie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nuwey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Niove | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nibei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nivie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gniwesch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nawey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Niwaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nuuwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Newea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nievi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nhiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Newez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nibea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Newei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nivee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyweh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njweh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hnawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuive | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nywee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gniwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngniwoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nisue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nävie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nywer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nihue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nieue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nibee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Newwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nivíe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noiwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiue | 67 | 1 | / |
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