Niwe Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Niwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Benin161:645,97538,126
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naiwe8922/
Niewe8910/
Niwei8910/
Neiwe895/
Gniwe894/
Niwey891/
Niwee891/
Niwge891/
Niweh891/
Nihwe891/
Niwea891/
Niw8660/
Ngniwe8026/
Naiwet8018/
Niowei8010/
Naiweu803/
Niwoue803/
Naiswe802/
Niewei802/
Naiwei801/
Naiweh801/
Nnaiwe801/
Naiwey801/
Niweih801/
Niwheh801/
Nyiawe801/
Neyiwe801/
Niwa7559,535/
Nawe753,809/
Nibe751,683/
Newe751,038/
Nuwe75570/
Njwe75332/
Niwi75313/
Nive75182/
Neiw7519/
Nywe7516/
Näwe758/
Naiw751/
Nuiw751/
Niwj751/
Nhwe751/
Naiswea7389/
Ngniwet734/
Neihowe732/
Newey673,926/
Nivet673,408/
Nieve672,772/
Niway672,256/
Naive671,480/
Niver671,244/
Naibe67753/
Nouwe67627/
Naiwa67365/
Nives67356/
Nnawe67354/
Niwai67298/
Nauwe67223/
Nivez67150/
Nawea67112/
Nawee67109/
Nnewe6799/
Nawei6792/
Noive6787/
Nihbe6781/
Nived6780/
Nivea6772/
Nuibe6768/
Njwie6753/
Nhewe6742/
Neweś6741/
Newie6738/
Niewa6736/
Neive6734/
Nuwea6732/
Nijve6725/
Neibe6723/
Ngive6722/
Nevie6721/
Neweh6720/
Naawe6719/
Niveh6719/
Noiwa6718/
Nibey6715/
Noiwi6714/
Njwee6714/
Nitve6713/
Noibe6713/
Neweu6713/
Niwaj6711/
Nihwi6711/
Neywe6711/
Nibhe6710/
Naiwi6710/
Nivey6710/
Nuvie6710/
Neuwe679/
Gnewe679/
Näwie679/
Neewe679/
Nnibe679/
Nuwie678/
Nuwey676/
Niove676/
Nibei676/
Nivie676/
Gniwesch675/
Nawey675/
Niwaa675/
Nuuwe675/
Newea675/
Nievi674/
Nhiwa673/
Newez673/
Nibea673/
Newei673/
Nivee673/
Nyweh673/
Njweh673/
Neawe673/
Hnawe673/
Nuwei672/
Nuive672/
Nywee672/
Njwei672/
Neiwa672/
Gniwi672/
Ngniwoue672/
Nisue672/
Nävie672/
Nywer671/
Nihue671/
Nieue671/
Nibee671/
Nuiwa671/
Gnive671/
Nuwee671/
Newwe671/
Njweu671/
Niveu671/
Nivíe671/
Nnuwe671/
Nuweh671/
Noiwy671/
Najwe671/
Ngiue671/

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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 Niwe
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