Nomuwa Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Nomuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nomuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nomuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nomuwa is found most in South Africa. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nomuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nomuwa? popularity and diffusion
Nomuwa is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Nomuwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nomuwa live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Not including South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nomuwai | 92 | 3 | / |
| Namuwa | 83 | 55 | / |
| Nemuwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nomuwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nomiwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Namuhwa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nnemuwa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Namujwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Namouwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Namuwau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngomuwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Namauwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nomubai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namushwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Numuwaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nammuswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnemeuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuiswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namusswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noumouwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namiwa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Namuwaaya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Namuwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Namuba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naamuwaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Namuwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nemuva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nemiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuwwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuwhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuuwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuswaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nammuwaya | 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 Nomuwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis