Niwo Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

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

Niwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Niwo (56) may also be a first name.

Niwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niwo is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Niwo occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Niwo live; 57 percent live in Oceania Islands and 57 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 56 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 121,697. In Papua New Guinea Niwo is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 73 percent reside, East Sepik, where 16 percent reside and Northern, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naiwo8991/
Niwoh8931/
Neiwo8911/
Noiwoi80117/
Niwoha802/
Gniwou802/
Ngiwoo802/
Neiwoh801/
Niwa7559,535/
Nibo75820/
Newo75191/
Nivo75131/
Nuwo7549/
Njwo753/
Nywo752/
Nhwo751/
Gnoiwoj731/
Ngniwou731/
Ngniwoh731/
Naichwo731/
Nohiewo731/
Naibo67758/
Nivot67649/
Nibou67464/
Noivo67379/
Naiwa67365/
Niboi67348/
Nievo67289/
Gnivo67194/
Nivou6769/
Gniwa6762/
Niewa6736/
Newou6735/
Niwua6728/
Neibo6726/
Newoh6722/
Noiwa6718/
Niboo6717/
Gniwosch6716/
Nuivo6714/
Nibho6714/
Naivo6710/
Nuwoh679/
Nivoo677/
Nivoh675/
Niwaa675/
Nivoy675/
Ngewo674/
Gnewo674/
Neawo674/
Niwah674/
Neivo674/
Nuwoi673/
Nhiwa673/
Ngiuo673/
Niboy672/
Nuwuo672/
Nibuo672/
Neiwa672/
Nivoz672/
Nivos672/
Nuibo672/
Naywo672/
Nuwho671/
Nuiwa671/
Newoo671/
Nuwou671/
Niowa671/
Newwo671/
Newoi671/
Nivod671/
Nijvo671/
Niova671/
Nivoi671/
Neuwo671/
Noibo671/
Nnewo671/
Nnibo671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niwo
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