Nowaj Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Nowaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Nowaj (203) may also be a first name.
Nowaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nowaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nowaj (Bengali: নোয়াজ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nowaj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nowaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Nowaj live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nowaj is also the 635,584th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 203 people.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 30,682,615. In India it is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 68 percent are found, Tripura, where 12 percent are found and Assam, where 4 percent are found. Excluding India Nowaj exists in one country. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nowaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nowaj in the Bengali language | ||
| নোয়াজ | noyaja | 50 |
| নওয়াজ | na'oyaja | 50 |
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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 Nowaj
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