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

Niwe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Niwe is the 1,795,579th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Niwe are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 28 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Niwe is also the 416,125th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 426 people.

The last name Niwe is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne 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. Not including Cameroon it occurs 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niwe
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