Nowe Surname

258,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3211:114,78412,212
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Belgium1071:107,44516,114
Papua New Guinea1071:76,2039,993
France951:699,18788,446
Uganda681:574,10731,082
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Poland431:883,92467,072
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Nowé (221) are calculated separately.

Nowe (1,276) may also be a first name.

Nowe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nowe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻮ) is most common in Canada. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Nowé. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nowe is the 258,906th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,797,594 people. The last name Nowe is mostly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Nowe are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nowe is also the 220,730th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,276 people.

This surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 114,784. In Canada Nowe is primarily concentrated in: Nova Scotia, where 57 percent are found, Ontario, where 21 percent are found and British Columbia, where 9 percent are found. Other than Canada this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Nowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nowe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nowe surname rose 1,253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nowe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nowe last name are 14.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nowe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.47% less than the national average, earning R 103,440 per year; in United States they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $47,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.87% less than the national average, earning $40,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowé92221/
Nouwe89627/
Nowee89389/
Gnowe89242/
Noowe89216/
Nhowe8973/
Nowey8948/
Nowei8932/
Nowie8915/
Nowej898/
Nowep898/
Noweh895/
Noewe892/
Nowue892/
Nowhe891/
Nohwe891/
Noe8653,898/
Now86282/
Noweer80187/
Ngnowe8070/
Noswey8027/
Ngohwe8023/
Noweye8011/
Gnouwe803/
Ngoweh802/
Ngoowe802/
Nouwey801/
Nowezs801/
Noowee801/
Noshwe801/
Nouwei801/
Nuowei801/
Gnower800/
Ngoe7511,048/
Nobe759,564/
Nawe753,809/
Noye753,406/
Nove751,201/
Newe751,038/
Noje75972/
Noey75576/
Nuwe75570/
Noie75504/
Nowy75439/
Noue75398/
Noei75287/
Nowi75194/
Nyoe75107/
Noee75104/
Nowd7520/
Näwe758/
Nnoe754/
Nouw753/
Nowá753/
Nowj751/
Noow751/
N'Oe751/
Nohw751/
Nhow751/
Nouwoue7327/
Nosweat732/
Noweiss731/
Nowheed731/
Noywech731/
Nouweid731/
Noyweer731/
Ngnouwe731/
Ngoie67336,362/
Nawej6729,887/
Noyes6715,508/
Ngoye675,971/
Newey673,926/
Ngove672,146/
Nouet672,138/
Ngoue671,157/
Nover67966/
Nouve67645/
Novey67639/
Noves67634/
Ngoje67563/
Noyez67549/
Novie67541/
Nnawe67354/
Novet67303/
Nobei67275/
Gnawe67275/
Nouwa67245/
Nauwe67223/
Novea67193/
Nobey67188/
Noyed67176/
Noway67170/
Novhe67142/
Naoue67137/
Nowai67137/
Ngoei67127/
Nouwi67122/
Nawea67112/
Nawee67109/
Nnewe6799/
Nawei6792/
Noive6787/
Nnowi6782/
Nouye6780/
Ngoey6777/
Noeih6772/
Noyet6769/
Noube6765/
Nawie6758/
Nobea6757/
Nnoje6753/
Noveh6751/
Novez6743/
Nhewe6742/
Nojeh6740/
Newie6738/
Nobee6735/
Nuwea6732/
Nowoj6728/
Nowaj6726/
Nouje6725/
Nogie6723/
Nogge6722/
Nojep6721/
Neweh6720/
Naweh6719/
Naawe6719/
Noiye6719/
Noiwa6718/
Gnoye6717/
Nojey6716/
Noiwi6714/
Noved6713/
Noibe6713/
Neweu6713/
Nawge6711/
Nnoye6710/
Noyeh6710/
Noowa6710/
Nnobe6710/
Neuwe679/
Noije679/
Nouie679/
Noiae679/
Näwie679/
Noyie679/
Neewe679/
Noyep679/
Nowiz679/
Nobhe678/
Novei678/
Naewe678/
Nuwie678/
Novej677/
Gnoue677/
Nuobe676/
Nuwey676/
Nohea676/
Nowoy675/
Nowha675/
Nawey675/
Nosue675/
Nuuwe675/
Nowój675/
Newea675/
Nawep675/
Nahwe674/
Noeui674/
Noobe674/
Noyee674/
Nouei674/
Nyioe674/
Nooje674/
Noueh673/
Nyoye673/
Newei673/
Noeya673/
Noied673/
Noues673/
Neuoe673/
N'Oue673/
Hnawe673/
Noies672/
Nuwei672/
Nhove672/
Nouez672/
Nooee672/
Nooie672/
Nowoi672/
Noswi672/
Nhowi671/
Nouey671/
Noiet671/
Nojez671/
Neyoe671/
Noued671/
Nuwee671/
Nouea671/
Nnoeh671/
Nooue671/
Noveu671/
Nojeu671/
Nouwé671/
Nouee671/
Novee671/
Noyue671/
Nowiś671/
Nawje671/
Nayoe671/
Newwe671/
N'Goe671/
Nhoee671/
Noeee671/
Noeyo671/
Nobej671/
Nnove671/
Nnuwe671/
Nijoe671/
Nuweh671/
Gnoie671/
Noiwy671/
Noeve671/
Nojoe671/
Nuoie671/
Nyoei671/
Nuwed671/
Nowwa671/
Noywa671/
Nowii671/
Noioe671/
Nojwa671/
Niyoe671/

Nowe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nowe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻮalnw50
ﺍﻧﻮﻩanwh50

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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
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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 Nowe
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