Now Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Now Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Now Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1581:203,5013,823
India321:23,970,793327,222
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Iran271:2,843,79788,363
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:264,30921,644

Now (671) may also be a first name.

Now Last Name Facts

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

The surname Now (Tibetan: ནའུ་) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Now click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Now? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 933,049th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Now reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Now is also the 320,288th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 671 people.

Now is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 203,501. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Kabul, where 21 percent reside, Kunar, where 15 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent reside and Malaysia, where 10 percent reside.

Now Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Now has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Now surname decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Now Last Name Statistics demography

Now earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $48,581 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowa867,367/
Nowe861,519/
Noew8617/
Nouw863/
Gnow863/
Nhow861/
Noow861/
Nowè861/
Nosw861/
Noww861/
Nowz861/
Novw861/
Nowf861/
Nohw861/
Nouws75629/
Nouwe75627/
Noowe75216/
Nouwt7545/
Nowsh7538/
Nowfe755/
Gnouw751/
Novws751/
Nowhe751/
Nnowa751/
Naw67277,303/
Nob6737,172/
Nov674,121/
Nof671,427/
Nowsch6727/
Nuw674/
Nubowa672/
Nawowa671/
Nowssh671/

Now Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Now in the Tibetan language
ནའུ་na'u62.5
དའུ་da'u12.5
ནོའུ་no'u12.5
ནའོ་nao12.5

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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 Now
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