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 more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nowaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Nowaj 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. It is also the 635,584th most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 203 people.
Nowaj is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 30,682,615. In India Nowaj is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 68 percent reside, Tripura, where 12 percent reside and Assam, where 4 percent reside. Outside of India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent reside.
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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