Noway Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Noway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1191:328,06122,062
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Noway (129) may also be a first name.

Noway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noway is most common in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noway? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,321,499th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. Noway is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Noway are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 818,356th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 129 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 328,061. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Koboko District, where 73 percent are found, Yumbe District, where 25 percent are found and Luweero District, where 1 percent are found. Barring Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowaya9127/
Nowayi919/
Nowaye915/
Nouway911/
Nowayo911/
Nowa897,367/
Nowy89439/
Nnowayi837/
Ngowaya831/
Nowayop831/
Nowayee831/
Nouwayi831/
Ngowayu831/
Noswayo831/
Nowayut831/
Neway808,720/
Naway80940/
Gnowa80381/
Nouwa80245/
Novay80212/
Nowah80162/
Nować80154/
Nowai80137/
Nuway80116/
Nowey8048/
Nhowa8042/
Nobay8042/
Nowaj8026/
Noiwa8018/
Noowa8010/
Nowoy805/
Nowha805/
Nohwa802/
Nnowa801/
Nowau801/
Nowaś801/
Noiwy801/
Nowwa801/
Noywa801/
Nojwa801/
Nowayhed771/
Newaye731,784/
Novaya731,660/
Nawaya73976/
Ngnowa73199/
Nawayo73195/
Nawayi73155/
Noiwat73143/
Nouwah73139/
Nowysz73126/
Newaya73126/
Nawaye7364/
Nehway7362/
Newayu7360/
Nhaway7355/
Noowas7355/
Ngoywa7341/
Nowaha7337/
Nahway7335/
Neuway7331/
Nowath7330/
Noswey7327/
Ngaway7326/
Neeway7324/
Nobaye7322/
Nuwayo7316/
Nowasz7316/
Noweye7311/
Nowawe7310/
Naaway738/
Nobaya737/
Nouwai736/
Noywah735/
Nowach734/
Nohuwa734/
Nawayz734/
Nuwaya734/
Novays733/
Nuwayu733/
Novayi733/
Nobayu733/
Nowaus732/
Gnaway732/
Noiwah732/
Nowaaz732/
Gnouwa732/
Nawayu732/
Nowaji732/
Hnoowa732/
Ngojwa731/
Nouwey731/
Noweia731/
Noweya731/
Noswad731/
Noswas731/
Nohwai731/
Nowatz731/
Newaay731/
Nowoye731/
Nngowa731/
Noowai731/
Noowha731/
Nouswa731/
Noybay731/
Nowacz731/
Nowaia731/
Nowycz731/
Ngohwa731/
Newayo731/
Gnowwa731/
Noweyi731/
Nnowai731/
Newayi731/
Ngowwa731/
Nawhay731/
Noohwa731/
Noowad731/
Nowwas731/
Noywat731/
Noiwha731/
Noiwua731/
Nouwayhed711/
Nova6780,715/
Nawa6721,645/
Noba6711,766/
Newa675,235/
Naby674,951/
Novy674,053/
Noby673,943/
Nuwa672,093/
Navy671,928/
Nowe671,519/
Nowé67221/
Noubaya67196/
Nowi67194/
Noubaye67108/
Nawy67102/
Newy6758/
Noubayo6731/
Nawayot6728/
Nochvay6721/
Nahwaye6721/
Noubayi6710/
Nowiyah677/
Nuhwayi677/
Nochuay675/
Nehwaye674/
Näwy674/
Nawayos674/
Noowach674/
Novayed673/
Nuwy673/
Nowaawe673/
Nowá673/
Naswaya672/
Nahwaya672/
Nawayut672/
Nosweat672/
Nobhaya672/
Hnoohwa672/
Nahaway671/
N'Nouwa671/
Nuwayid671/
Neuwaya671/
Ngoweye671/
Nouweya671/
Novayas671/
Nowj671/
Newayah671/
Neewaay671/
Nosweyi671/
Nouweja671/
Nouwoya671/
Nowajee671/
Nawaaya671/
Nawayed671/
Ngouwuy671/
Ngnouwa671/
Nhohwga671/
Nguwayi671/
Nowatch671/
Ngouwai671/
Nauwaye671/
Naewway671/
Nawayat671/
Nawayod671/
Novayes671/
Noisuay671/

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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
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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 Noway
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