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
The surname Niwe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niwe? popularity and diffusion
Niwe is the 1,795,579th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Niwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Niwe live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 28 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Niwe is also the 416,125th most widespread forename globally, borne by 426 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon Niwe is mostly found in: Adamawa Region, where 69 percent are found, North Region, where 22 percent are found and Far North Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Benin, where 15 percent are found.
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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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