Nowatu Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Nowatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nowatu (88) may also be a first name.
Nowatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nowatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nowatu is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nowatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Nowatu live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Nowatu is also the 1,017,994th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 88 people.
The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 173,483. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 68 percent are found, Madang, where 17 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 13 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nowaitu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nobatu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Nawatu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nowetu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Newatu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Novatu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Novatus | 77 | 1,401 | / |
| Nawatau | 77 | 9 | / |
| Noweitu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nowethu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nobathu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nawaitu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nawatou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngawatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwatuha | 71 | 295 | / |
| Noubathu | 71 | 24 | / |
| Noubattu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Navatu | 67 | 84 | / |
| Nubotu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nabatu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Navotu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nevatu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nabotu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nuweatuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nobotu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Navetu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nubatu | 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 Nowatu
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