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 occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Noway.

How Common Is The Last Name Noway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Noway is the 1,321,499th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Noway live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 818,356th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 129 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 328,061. In Uganda Noway is primarily found in: Koboko District, where 73 percent live, Yumbe District, where 25 percent live and Luweero District, where 1 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

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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