Nowani Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nowani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nowani (79) may also be a first name.

Nowani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nowani is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nowani.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Nowani are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Nowani is also the 1,083,225th most widely held first name in the world, held by 79 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Nowani is mostly found in: National Capital District, where 88 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 13 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 22 percent are found and Malaysia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowhani921/
Nowanai921/
Noiwanit86169/
Nouwanit862/
Ngowanyi862/
Nhojwani861/
Nawani833,109/
Novani83853/
Nouani8339/
Nowana8331/
Nowane835/
Nowany831/
Noywanich801/
Nouwwanit801/
Nowotni77140/
Nowanna7783/
Nahwani7781/
Novaini7740/
Nawanoi7731/
Nowatny7710/
Nowanje778/
Notvani774/
Nouwana772/
Navwani772/
Nowaine772/
Noiwana771/
Novaniz771/
Nawanie771/
Nohwana771/
Nouwoni771/
Ngovani771/
Nawanyi771/
Nnawani771/
Novanis771/
Novanni771/
Novatni770/
Noiwanna71467/
Noubhani71320/
Noywanna718/
Nachwani718/
Nawanich713/
Nowatney713/
Novatnyi713/
Nawaangi712/
Nawahani712/
Noowanna712/
Nowotnyi711/
Navani673,938/
Nawana671,204/
Navoni67985/
Nobany67875/
Nawane67525/
Nawany67368/
Novana67156/
Novane6713/
Nobane678/
Novoni675/
Nawoni673/
Nawanj673/
Noivanich672/
Nowone672/
Nauani671/
Nowony671/
Noywannna671/

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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
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  • 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 Nowani
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