Nowayi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nowayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966

Nowayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nowayi is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nowayi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowayi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Nowayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nowayi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Nowayi is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 44 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent are found and Free State, where 11 percent are found.

Nowayi Last Name Statistics demography

Nowayi earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 378.08% more than the national average, earning R 1,136,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnowayi927/
Nouwayi921/
Noway91170/
Nowai91137/
Nawayi83155/
Nowaya8327/
Nouwai836/
Nowaye835/
Novayi833/
Nowaji832/
Nohwai831/
Noowai831/
Nouway831/
Nowaia831/
Nowayo831/
Noweyi831/
Nnowai831/
Newayi831/
Noubayi7710/
Nuhwayi777/
Nuwayid771/
Ngowaya771/
Nowayop771/
Nowayee771/
Nosweyi771/
Ngowayu771/
Nguwayi771/
Noswayo771/
Ngouwai771/
Nowayut771/
Nawai7312,607/
Neway738,720/
Naway73940/
Novay73212/
Nuway73116/
Newai73100/
Novai7379/
Nowey7348/
Nobay7342/
Nobai7342/
Nuwai7337/
Nowei7332/
Nowaj7326/
Nowoy735/
Nowoi732/
Nowau731/
Nuwayhid7188/
Nowaihed7112/
Nowayhed711/
Novais6775,463/
Newaye671,784/
Novaya671,660/
Nawaya67976/
Nawaia67261/
Nawayo67195/
Newaya67126/
Noiwoi67117/
Novoyi67114/
Nawaji67113/
Novaia6784/
Novaie6768/
Nawaye6764/
Nehway6762/
Newayu6760/
Nhaway6755/
Nahway6735/
Neuway6731/
Noswey6727/
Ngaway6726/
Neeway6724/
Nobaye6722/
Novaiz6721/
Nahwai6721/
Nawaih6717/
Navayi6717/
Nuwayo6716/
Neewai6715/
Noweye6711/
Noubai6710/
Nowawe6710/
Nuboyi679/
Naaway678/
Gnowoi677/
Nobaya677/
Naweyi675/
Nawayz674/
Noovai674/
Nuwaya674/
Novays673/
Nuwayu673/
Nobayu673/
Nowaus672/
Novaji672/
Gnaway672/
Nawaie672/
Nawaii672/
Nouwui672/
Nguwai672/
Nawayu672/
Nouwaihed672/
Nobaia672/
Nawaij671/
Nevayi671/
Nouwey671/
Noweia671/
Noweya671/
Newaay671/
Nowoye671/
Nowijo671/
Nouwei671/
Novaić671/
Noybay671/
Noybei671/
Navuyi671/
Ngovai671/
Ngowie671/
Ngowui671/
Newayo671/
Nobhai671/
Nuwaio671/
Nuweyi671/
Nuobai671/
Nuowei671/
Navoyi671/
Nawaai671/
Nawhay671/
Nawwai671/
Nouwayhed671/
Novaid671/
Nohvai671/

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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 Nowayi
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