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

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

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
  • 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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