Nowaz Surname

204,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Nowaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,6221:98,2474,266
Pakistan3031:589,5849,472
England471:1,185,49155,443
India431:17,838,730274,051
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Nowaz (139) may also be a first name.

Nowaz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nowaz is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nowaz.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowaz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 204,693rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,591,693 people. Nowaz is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Nowaz live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Nowaz is also the 784,558th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 139 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,622 people, or 1 in 98,247. Excluding Bangladesh this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 15 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Nowaz Last Name Statistics demography

Nowaz earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.76% less than the national average, earning R 102,756 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowasz9116/
Nowaiz913/
Nowaaz912/
Nowarz911/
Nowacz911/
Nowatz911/
Nawaz801,434,198/
Newaz8031,054/
Novaz80304/
Nować80154/
Nowas8095/
Nowac8050/
Nuwaz8039/
Nowaj8026/
Nowoz802/
Nowax802/
Nowaś801/
Nobaz801/
Nawaaz73575/
Nowosz73182/
Nawaiz7396/
Noowas7355/
Nawazz7344/
Nawazc7330/
Naawaz7328/
Novaiz7321/
Nawazh7318/
Nawwaz7316/
Nawazx7312/
Hnawaz737/
Nawazs736/
Nowase735/
Nawaxz734/
Nawayz734/
Nowach734/
Nawasz733/
Naweaz733/
Nowais732/
Nouwas732/
Nuwaiz732/
Nawahz732/
Nowaus732/
Nowash732/
Nowocz732/
Newaaz732/
Nawarz731/
Nawatz731/
Nawazp731/
Novazc731/
Nowhac731/
Noswas731/
Nobhaz731/
Nowwas731/
Nawadz731/
Novaaz731/
Naewaz731/
Nnawaz731/
Noevaz731/
Ngowas731/
Nahwaz731/
Novatz730/
Nawazsh67427/
Nowaish6744/
Nowashe678/
Noowach674/
Nawazzz671/
Nowatch671/
Nowache671/
D'Nawaz671/
Nowasse671/

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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 Nowaz
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