Niwu Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Niwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niwus | 89 | 10 | / |
| Noiwu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Ngiwu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Niewu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Naiwu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Neiwu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Niwuh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Naiweu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gniwou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naiswu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nihwuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naiwau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nibu | 75 | 1,563 | / |
| Newu | 75 | 157 | / |
| Nuwu | 75 | 54 | / |
| Nivu | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nhwu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Njwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngniwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naibu | 67 | 494 | / |
| Nibou | 67 | 464 | / |
| Nivau | 67 | 101 | / |
| Nivou | 67 | 69 | / |
| Nivus | 67 | 48 | / |
| Newou | 67 | 35 | / |
| Noibu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nivuh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nyowu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Newuh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Neweu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nuwui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nibau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nievu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nhibu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngivu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nibhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niovu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nivut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nivud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nywau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Newut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Newui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nibeu | 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
- 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
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