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 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
| 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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