Noruwa Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Noruwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noruwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3801:466,16523,604
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England141:3,979,861125,553
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Noruwa (191) may also be a first name.

Noruwa Last Name Facts

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

Noruwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noruwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Noruwa is the 707,442nd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Noruwa reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Noruwa is also the 657,437th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 191 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 380 people, or 1 in 466,165. In Nigeria Noruwa is most numerous in: Edo, where 82 percent reside, Delta, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Noruwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Noruwa last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Noruwa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning $42,308 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noruwai923/
Norouwa921/
Noruewa921/
Noruwaya861/
Naruwa83210/
Nuruwa8319/
Neruwa832/
Noruwe831/
Noruba831/
Noriwa831/
Narouwa77777/
Naruiwa7758/
Nhoriwa7712/
Naaruwa771/
Norowha771/
Narruwa771/
Norowai771/
Naruwai771/
Nguruwa771/
Nharuswa7122/
Naruwaya711/
Ngarauwa711/
Naruwaja711/
Narouywa711/
Noorubha711/
Narrouwa711/
Nuruwe67285/
Naruwi6788/
Nuruva6776/
Naruba6761/
Noriwo6718/
Naruva6712/
Norube679/
Neruva677/
Noruve676/
Nariwa674/
Nuruba674/
Norubi673/
Norowi673/
Norowe672/
Noriva672/
Naruwo671/
Naruwe671/

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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 Noruwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis