Niwi Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

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

Niwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1721:768,89158,769
Papua New Guinea1041:78,40110,308
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Niwi (1,046) may also be a first name.

Niwi Last Name Facts

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

Niwi is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwi? popularity and diffusion

Niwi is the 866,642nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Niwi live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Niwi is also the 247,650th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 1,046 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 768,891. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Java, where 94 percent are found, Papua, where 3 percent are found and Maluku, where 2 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Iran, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niwai89298/
Noiwi8914/
Nihwi8911/
Niwei8910/
Naiwi8910/
Gniwi892/
Noiwoi80117/
Naiwai8028/
Niowei8010/
Nuijwi808/
Niewei802/
Naiwei801/
Niwait801/
Niswis801/
Niweih801/
Niwa7559,535/
Nibi75355/
Nivi75313/
Newi75260/
Nuwi75114/
Niwe75105/
Nhwi755/
Njwi753/
Niwj751/
Ngniwih731/
Naibi675,770/
Niway672,256/
Noibi67499/
Naiwa67365/
Niboi67348/
Nivio67119/
Njwie6753/
Neibi6748/
Newie6738/
Naivi6737/
Niewa6736/
Gniwisch6728/
Nibai6728/
Nehwi6725/
Nivai6723/
Naiwe6722/
Noiwa6718/
Newiy6711/
Niwaj6711/
Najwi6711/
Nnewi6711/
Nisvi6710/
Nuibi6710/
Niewe6710/
Näwie679/
Nevii678/
Nivis678/
Nuwie678/
Gnivi677/
Nibhi677/
Nivit676/
Nivie676/
Nibei676/
Niwaa675/
Nijui675/
Nihui675/
Neiwe675/
Neewi674/
Nievi674/
Gniwe674/
Nuuwi673/
Nhiwa673/
Nivih672/
Neuwi672/
Newii672/
Neiwa672/
Nibih672/
Nibij672/
Ngivi672/
Niwea671/
Nuiwa671/
Niwey671/
Niwee671/
Neivi671/
Niwge671/
Nuwii671/
Niviy671/
Neawi671/
Nivid671/
Nivoi671/
Niweh671/
Nihwe671/
Noivi671/
Nhibi671/
Naiui671/
Noiwy671/
Nijvi671/

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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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  • 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 Niwi
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