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Where Does The Last Name Nowa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Nowa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺓ) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Nowá. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nowa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 67,547^th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 989,215 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nowa live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nowa is also the 92,577^th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 5,317 people.

The surname Nowa is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 3,790 people, or 1 in 4,517. Other than Malawi this surname occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.

Nowa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Nowa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nowa surname grew 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nowa Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Nowa last name are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the party.

The amount Nowa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.14% less than the national average, earning R 63,828 per year and in United States they earn 89.02% more than the national average, earning $81,559 USD per year.