Nokuwe Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Nokuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nokuwe (48) may also be a first name.
Nokuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nokuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nokuwe is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nokuwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,414,640th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Nokuwe are found; 98 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 98 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 48 people.
This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 82 percent are found, Chimbu, where 16 percent are found and National Capital District, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
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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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- 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 Nokuwe
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