Niwu Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Niwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Niwu (522) may also be a first name.

Niwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niwu is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Niwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Niwu is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Niwu reside; 62 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 62 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Niwu is also the 369,527th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 522 people.

Niwu is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 4,132,787. In Indonesia Niwu is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niwus8910/
Noiwu898/
Ngiwu897/
Niewu896/
Naiwu894/
Neiwu892/
Niwuh891/
Naiweu803/
Gniwou802/
Naiswu801/
Nihwuh801/
Naiwau801/
Nibu751,563/
Newu75157/
Nuwu7554/
Nivu759/
Nhwu752/
Njwu751/
Ngniwou731/
Naibu67494/
Nibou67464/
Nivau67101/
Nivou6769/
Nivus6748/
Newou6735/
Noibu6723/
Nivuh6722/
Nyowu6715/
Newuh6715/
Neweu6713/
Nuwui6713/
Nibau678/
Nievu676/
Nhibu674/
Ngivu673/
Nibhu672/
Niovu672/
Njweu671/
Naivu671/
Njwui671/
Niveu671/
Nivut671/
Nivud671/
Nuwou671/
Nywau671/
Nuwuh671/
Gnewu671/
Newut671/
Neewu671/
Newui671/
Nibeu671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Niwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis