Nowah Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nowah Surname Definition:

Nowah is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: noah (Biblical).

Nowah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Liberia351:125,9589,506
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouwah91139/
Nowaha9137/
Nowath9130/
Noywah915/
Nowach914/
Noiwah912/
Nowa897,367/
Noowach834/
Nowatch831/
Newah80885/
Nawah80574/
Gnowa80381/
Nouwa80245/
Noway80170/
Nować80154/
Nowai80137/
Novah8060/
Nhowa8042/
Nowaj8026/
Noiwa8018/
Noowa8010/
Nowoh807/
Nowha805/
Nohwa802/
Nnowa801/
Nowau801/
Nowaś801/
Nowwa801/
Noywa801/
Nojwa801/
Novash73592/
Ngnowa73199/
Noiwat73143/
Novach73113/
Nehwah7375/
Noowas7355/
Ngoywa7341/
Nawaih7317/
Nowasz7316/
Noubah7316/
Nahwah739/
Nowosh739/
Novahu738/
Nouwai736/
Novaha735/
Nawwah735/
Nawaha734/
Nohuwa734/
Noobah733/
Nowaus732/
Nawaah732/
Nowaaz732/
Gnouwa732/
Nawahz732/
Ngawah732/
Hnoowa732/
Ngojwa731/
Noswad731/
Noswas731/
Nohwai731/
Nowatz731/
Nngowa731/
Noowai731/
Noowha731/
Nouswa731/
Nouway731/
Nouwoh731/
Novahs731/
Nowacz731/
Nawahh731/
Nawahu731/
Ngohwa731/
Gnowwa731/
Nnowai731/
Ngowwa731/
Nawach731/
Noohwa731/
Noowad731/
Nowwas731/
Noywat731/
Nohbah731/
Noiwha731/
Noiwua731/
Nova6780,715/
Nawa6721,645/
Noba6711,766/
Newa675,235/
Nowo67342/
Nawahah6784/
Nouvash6720/
Naswath673/
Nawahad673/
Nowá673/
Novacht672/
Nosweat672/
Hnoohwa672/
Novaish671/
N'Nouwa671/
Nehweah671/
Nawgaha671/
Hnawash671/
Nuiwaha671/
Nauwadh671/
Nawahat671/
Ngnouwa671/
Nhohwga671/
Nawasht671/
Ngouwai671/
Novaich670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nowah
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