Nowaya Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nowaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Nowaya (95) may also be a first name.

Nowaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nowaya is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Nowaya live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 95 people.

The last name Nowaya is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 100 percent reside. Not including The United States Nowaya occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 30 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside.

Nowaya Last Name Statistics demography

Nowaya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 62.21% less than the national average, earning $16,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngowaya921/
Noway91170/
Novaya831,660/
Nawaya83976/
Newaya83126/
Nowayi839/
Nobaya837/
Nowaye835/
Nuwaya834/
Noweya831/
Nouway831/
Nowaia831/
Nowayo831/
Noubaya77196/
Nowiyah777/
Nnowayi777/
Nowaawe773/
Naswaya772/
Nahwaya772/
Nobhaya772/
Neuwaya771/
Nouweya771/
Novayas771/
Nowayop771/
Nowayee771/
Newayah771/
Nouwayi771/
Nouwoya771/
Nawaaya771/
Ngowayu771/
Noswayo771/
Nawayat771/
Nowayut771/
Neway738,720/
Naway73940/
Novay73212/
Nowai73137/
Nuway73116/
Nowey7348/
Nobay7342/
Nawaa7332/
Nowaj7326/
Novaa7315/
Nowoy735/
Nowau731/
N'Govaya711/
Nowayhed711/
Navaya672,516/
Nabaya671,795/
Newaye671,784/
Nabuya671,033/
Naboya67676/
Naveya67605/
Naweya67401/
Nabeya67391/
Nawaia67261/
Nabiya67250/
Nawayo67195/
Nawayi67155/
Nawoya67140/
Nawaja67133/
Nawiya6791/
Novaia6784/
Noviya6780/
Nevoya6774/
Nawaye6764/
Nehway6762/
Newayu6760/
Nhaway6755/
Nobiya6754/
Nobuya6749/
Nahway6735/
Naviya6732/
Nubaya6731/
Neuway6731/
Nevaya6731/
Noboya6730/
Noswey6727/
Ngaway6726/
Neeway6724/
Nobaye6722/
Nuwiya6721/
Navuya6717/
Nuwayo6716/
Noweye6711/
Nuwaja6711/
Nawaaj6710/
Nowawe6710/
Nobeya678/
Naaway678/
Noveya677/
Nouwai676/
Nawayz674/
Novays673/
Nuwayu673/
Novayi673/
Navoya673/
Nawuya673/
Nobayu673/
Naawaa673/
Nowaus672/
Gnaway672/
Neweya672/
Nawayu672/
Nowaji672/
Nobaia672/
Nouwey671/
Noweia671/
Nohwai671/
Newaay671/
Nowoye671/
Noowai671/
Novaja671/
Noybay671/
Newayo671/
Newiya671/
Nuweya671/
Noweyi671/
Nnowai671/
Newayi671/
Nawaai671/
Nawhay671/
Nouwayhed671/

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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 Nowaya
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