Novestus Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Novestus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Novestus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Novestus (271) may also be a first name.

Novestus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Novestus is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Novestus.

How Common Is The Last Name Novestus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Novestus is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Novestus occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Novestus live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Novestus is also the 540,009th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 271 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nandi County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Novetus931/
Nowetu716/
Navetu714/
Nobetu712/
Nobetau6736/
Noweitu678/
Nowethu674/
Nobethu672/
Novoitu671/
Naveteux634/
Nobitu5710/
Nowitu574/
Nabetu571/
Nabeitu534/
Nowaitu533/

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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 Novestus
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