Nowake Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nowake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Nowake (121) may also be a first name.

Nowake Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nowake Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nowake occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nowake click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowake? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Nowake are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nowake is also the 848,089th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 121 people.

The surname Nowake is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Matabeleland North Province, where 46 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 46 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Nowake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nowake has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nowake last name decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowaske9252/
Nowakhe9221/
Nowacke922/
Nowaket921/
Nowak91355,543/
Nowaskey8680/
Noiswake861/
Nowack838,353/
Nowaki83282/
Nawake8346/
Nowagk8318/
Novake8316/
Nowakk834/
Nowaka834/
Nowask833/
Newake831/
Nowaik831/
Nowajk831/
Noweke831/
Nnowak831/
Nowoke830/
Nowaski77319/
Nowicke77191/
Nowasky7787/
Nowacky7751/
Ngowack7731/
Nowasck7721/
Novaske7713/
Nawakie779/
Nowazki777/
Ngowoke775/
Nowakis774/
Novacke772/
Nowacea771/
Nowackz771/
Nowacká771/
Nawakeh771/
Nowache771/
Nawadke771/
Novazke771/
Nowwaka771/
Nowazky771/
Novak73134,142/
Nowok731,915/
Nawak73597/
Nowag73483/
Nowák736/
Nowaq731/
Nowaková71385/
Nowascky7111/
Nowatcki717/
Nowascki717/
Nowadcki715/
Nowackki711/
Noweakht711/
Nowhacky711/
Nowakowa711/
Nowatkis711/
Nawakher711/
Nawasker711/
Nowayeka711/
Novaiske711/
Novack675,300/
Novaki671,084/
Nawaka67164/
Novakh67140/
Nawaki67117/
Novaka6756/
Novaky6753/
Nawike6751/
Nuwaka6743/
Novakc6728/
Navake6723/
Neweke6722/
Naveke6721/
Navoke6716/
Naweke6714/
Nevoke6713/
Nauwak6712/
Nouwag6712/
Noboke6710/
Nuwoke675/
Nouvak675/
Nawoke674/
Navike673/
Novike673/
Novakk672/
Nowacková672/
Nuboke672/
Nova'k672/
Nawajakhe671/
Novatk671/
Nowhac671/
Nowock671/
Nowoik671/
Nowoka671/
Nhawak671/
Ngowok671/
Nawazk671/
Noovak671/
Nowook670/

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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 Nowake
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