Nowest Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Nowest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nowest (674) may also be a first name.
Nowest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nowest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nowest occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nowest? popularity and diffusion
Nowest is the 10,311,814th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nowest reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nowest is also the 319,366th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 674 people.
This surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,016,279. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 50 percent live and Qacha's Nek District, where 50 percent live. Not including Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noest | 91 | 299 | / |
| Nobest | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nuwest | 83 | 3 | / |
| Novest | 83 | 1 | / |
| Notvest | 77 | 14 | / |
| Newwest | 77 | 3 | / |
| Naweste | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neist | 73 | 218 | / |
| Nuest | 73 | 129 | / |
| Neust | 73 | 37 | / |
| Niest | 73 | 24 | / |
| Nejst | 73 | 16 | / |
| Neyst | 73 | 14 | / |
| Neast | 73 | 9 | / |
| Noyst | 73 | 8 | / |
| Noust | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naest | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gneist | 67 | 664 | / |
| Noiset | 67 | 342 | / |
| Navest | 67 | 139 | / |
| Nevest | 67 | 33 | / |
| Neesth | 67 | 32 | / |
| Novost | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gneust | 67 | 14 | / |
| Noyset | 67 | 11 | / |
| Neiste | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neists | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noistz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neuste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowosd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niestt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naesth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noyist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neysht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Newast | 67 | 0 | / |
| Neiset | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nowest
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis