Nowang Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Nowang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 55 | 1:1,840,695 | 114,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nowang (79) may also be a first name.
Nowang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nowang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nowang is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nowang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nowang is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Nowang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Nowang live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Nowang is also the 1,083,225th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 79 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,840,695. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 96 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 2 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 2 percent are found. Not including The Philippines it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nouwang | 92 | 18 | / |
| Noiwang | 92 | 13 | / |
| Noowang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gnowang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nowangh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Noiwaing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nouwaing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nowating | 86 | 0 | / |
| Nawang | 83 | 3,609 | / |
| Nowong | 83 | 316 | / |
| Noweng | 83 | 137 | / |
| Nuwang | 83 | 132 | / |
| Novang | 83 | 29 | / |
| Newang | 83 | 26 | / |
| Nobang | 83 | 23 | / |
| Noiwong | 77 | 2,226 | / |
| Noowong | 77 | 187 | / |
| Nahwang | 77 | 67 | / |
| Nawuang | 77 | 36 | / |
| Noywong | 77 | 35 | / |
| Gnawang | 77 | 17 | / |
| Noibang | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nawaing | 77 | 11 | / |
| Neewang | 77 | 9 | / |
| Naweang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hnawang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Noubang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nouwong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hnowong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noouang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noihuang | 71 | 192 | / |
| Noohuang | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ngnawang | 71 | 12 | / |
| Hnoowong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nouwoung | 71 | 2 | / |
| Newahang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hnahwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngaweang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouhuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nawangue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neewhang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nowottng | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nabong | 67 | 8,076 | / |
| Nawong | 67 | 2,091 | / |
| Nuwong | 67 | 1,701 | / |
| Nobong | 67 | 315 | / |
| Nubong | 67 | 94 | / |
| Novanc | 67 | 93 | / |
| Navong | 67 | 70 | / |
| Nabang | 67 | 57 | / |
| Naweng | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nuvong | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nubang | 67 | 10 | / |
| Noväng | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nawassing | 67 | 7 | / |
| Navang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Newong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nuwatting | 67 | 2 | / |
| Novaching | 67 | 1 | / |
| Novong | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nowang
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