Nnewa Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nnewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nnewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Nnewa (24) may also be a first name.

Nnewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nnewa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nnewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nnewa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Nnewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nnewa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nnewa is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 24 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Nnewa is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 60 percent live, Enugu, where 15 percent live and Ondo, where 7 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngnewa912/
Nnaewa911/
Newa895,235/
Neway808,720/
Newaj804,294/
Newah80885/
Newai80100/
Nnewe8099/
Neuwa8084/
Naewa8067/
Nnawa8044/
Niewa8036/
Neawa8025/
Neewa8017/
Nhewa8015/
Nnewi8011/
Newea805/
Nneba805/
Newwa805/
Nejwa802/
Neiwa802/
Nnewo801/
Nehwa801/
Nneva801/
Gnewa801/
Newua801/
Nehwah7375/
Nehway7362/
Neaway7340/
Neuway7331/
Ngnewo7325/
Neeway7324/
Neewai7315/
Neiwah736/
Nnewii736/
Newath735/
Neawas734/
Nnaawa733/
Ngniwa733/
Ngnewi733/
Newaaz732/
Ngnewe732/
Niewaa732/
Neewaj732/
Newadt732/
Neewas731/
Ngewua731/
Neawaz731/
Ngejwa731/
N'Neba731/
Nneabe731/
Nnowai731/
Neewad731/
Newoha731/
Neewea731/
Nneewi731/
Nniwua731/
Neswea731/
Newgay731/
Nnehwi731/
Neiway731/
Newaay731/
Nneeba731/
Neewaa731/
Nnawea731/
Newast730/
Niwa6759,535/
Nawa6721,645/
Neba6716,313/
Neva674,591/
Newe671,038/
Newi67260/
Newo67191/
Newy6758/
Nywa6724/
Neshwat679/
Nnawhea675/
Njwa675/
Neewatt674/
Nneebah674/
Ngnewou673/
Nnewihe672/
Ngnewui672/
Nhwa672/
Neshway671/
Neawway671/
Neawhad671/
Naewway671/
Nge'ywa671/
Neewath671/
Neehwai671/
Newways671/
Neahway671/
Nehweah671/
Neewaay671/
Nneabuo671/
Newhead670/
Neweass670/
Newhatt670/

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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 Nnewa
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