Noowe Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Noowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2131:183,28315,165
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Noowe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noowe is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Noowe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,121,821st most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name Noowe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Noowe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 183,283. In Uganda Noowe is mostly concentrated in: Kiruhura District, where 55 percent reside, Mbarara District, where 14 percent reside and Kampala District, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngoowe912/
Noowee911/
Nowe891,519/
Noow891/
Nouwe80627/
Nowee80389/
Gnowe80242/
Nhowe8073/
Nowey8048/
Nowei8032/
Nowie8015/
Noowa8010/
Nowej808/
Nowep808/
Noweh805/
Noobe804/
Nooje804/
Noewe802/
Nooee802/
Nooie802/
Nowue802/
Nooue801/
Nowhe801/
Nohwe801/
Nojoe801/
Noioe801/
Noe7553,898/
Now75282/
Noweer73187/
Ngnowe7370/
Ngooie7334/
Noswey7327/
Nohoue7326/
Ngohwe7323/
Ngooye7316/
Nooied7314/
Noweye7311/
Noobeh737/
Noover733/
Gnouwe733/
Nooyee733/
Ngoweh732/
Hnoowa732/
Noosue732/
Nooiet732/
Noojae732/
Nouwey731/
Nowezs731/
Noovey731/
Ngoove731/
Noowai731/
Noowha731/
Noshwe731/
Nouwei731/
Ngoowi731/
Nuowei731/
Noojey731/
Noohwa731/
Gnower730/
Ngoe6711,048/
Nobe679,564/
Nawe673,809/
Noye673,406/
Nojo671,720/
Nove671,201/
Noje67972/
Noyo67859/
Noey67576/
Nuwe67570/
Nooy67517/
Noie67504/
Nowy67439/
Noue67398/
Noei67287/
Nowé67221/
Nowi67194/
Nyoe67107/
Noee67104/
Nooa6796/
Nouhoue6734/
Nooijer6732/
Nouwoue6727/
Nowd6720/
Noew6717/
Noupowa6714/
Noio6713/
Gnohoue679/
Nooj678/
Noosuer677/
Nnoe674/
Gnojowa674/
Nouw673/
Nowá673/
Nosweat672/
Hnoohwa672/
Noosuea672/
Nhoover671/
Noweiss671/
Nowheed671/
Nowj671/
Noywech671/
Noohies671/
Noojaje671/
Nouioet671/
Noutowa671/
Nouweid671/
Noyweer671/
Ngnouwe671/
Ngoohve671/
N'Oe671/
Gnoouey671/
Noochue671/
Nohw671/
Nhooied671/
Nhow671/
Hnooied671/

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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 Noowe
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