Now Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Now Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 158 | 1:203,501 | 3,823 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 190 | 1:264,309 | 21,644 |
Now (671) may also be a first name.
Now Demographics
Average Now Salary in
England
£25,827
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Now Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Now Come From? nationality or country of origin
Now (Tibetan: ནའུ་) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Now click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Now? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 933,049th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Now are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 320,288th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 671 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 203,501. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 21 percent live, Kunar, where 15 percent live and Nangarhar, where 14 percent live. Not including Afghanistan this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.
Now Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Now has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Now last name fell 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nowa | 86 | 7,367 | / |
| Nowe | 86 | 1,519 | / |
| Noew | 86 | 17 | / |
| Nouw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gnow | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nhow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Noow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nowè | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nosw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Noww | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nowz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Novw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nowf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nohw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nouws | 75 | 629 | / |
| Nouwe | 75 | 627 | / |
| Noowe | 75 | 216 | / |
| Nouwt | 75 | 45 | / |
| Nowsh | 75 | 38 | / |
| Nowfe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gnouw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Novws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nowhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naw | 67 | 277,303 | / |
| Nob | 67 | 37,172 | / |
| Nov | 67 | 4,121 | / |
| Nof | 67 | 1,427 | / |
| Nowsch | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nuw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nubowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nawowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowssh | 67 | 1 | / |
Now Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Now in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནའུ་ | na'u | 62.5 |
| དའུ་ | da'u | 12.5 |
| ནོའུ་ | no'u | 12.5 |
| ནའོ་ | nao | 12.5 |
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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
- 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 Now
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