Nowah Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Nowah Surname Definition:
Nowah is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: noah (Biblical).
Nowah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Liberia | 35 | 1:125,958 | 9,506 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Nowah (5,049) may also be a first name.
Nowah Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nowah is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: noah (Biblical).
Nowah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nowah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nowah has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nowah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nowah is the 1,364,059th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Nowah reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nowah is also the 95,644th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 5,049 people.
Nowah is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 22 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.
Nowah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nowah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nowah last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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