Niwi Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Niwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 172 | 1:768,891 | 58,769 |
| Papua New Guinea | 104 | 1:78,401 | 10,308 |
| Iran | 32 | 1:2,399,454 | 79,639 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
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 held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niwi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 866,642nd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Niwi are found; 53 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 53 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 247,650th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 1,046 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 768,891. In Indonesia Niwi is most common in: East Java, where 94 percent live, Papua, where 3 percent live and Maluku, where 2 percent live. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and Iran, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niwai | 89 | 298 | / |
| Noiwi | 89 | 14 | / |
| Nihwi | 89 | 11 | / |
| Niwei | 89 | 10 | / |
| Naiwi | 89 | 10 | / |
| Gniwi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Noiwoi | 80 | 117 | / |
| Naiwai | 80 | 28 | / |
| Niowei | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nuijwi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Niewei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naiwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niwait | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niswis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niweih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niwa | 75 | 59,535 | / |
| Nibi | 75 | 355 | / |
| Nivi | 75 | 313 | / |
| Newi | 75 | 260 | / |
| Nuwi | 75 | 114 | / |
| Niwe | 75 | 105 | / |
| Nhwi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Njwi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Niwj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngniwih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naibi | 67 | 5,770 | / |
| Niway | 67 | 2,256 | / |
| Noibi | 67 | 499 | / |
| Naiwa | 67 | 365 | / |
| Niboi | 67 | 348 | / |
| Nivio | 67 | 119 | / |
| Njwie | 67 | 53 | / |
| Neibi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Newie | 67 | 38 | / |
| Naivi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Niewa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gniwisch | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nibai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nehwi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nivai | 67 | 23 | / |
| Naiwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Noiwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Newiy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Niwaj | 67 | 11 | / |
| Najwi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nnewi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nisvi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nuibi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Niewe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Näwie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nevii | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nivis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nuwie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gnivi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nibhi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nivit | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nivie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nibei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Niwaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nijui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nihui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neiwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neewi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nievi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gniwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuuwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nhiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nivih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neuwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Newii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nibih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nibij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngivi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neivi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niwge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niviy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nivid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nivoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nihwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noivi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhibi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noiwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nijvi | 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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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