Nowethu Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Nowethu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Nowethu (4,917) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nowetu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Noweitu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nobethu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Neethu | 77 | 444 | / |
| Nowatu | 77 | 48 | / |
| Nyethu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Noithu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nowitu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Neathu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nobetu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nobetau | 71 | 36 | / |
| Noutheu | 71 | 14 | / |
| Navothu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nowaitu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nouthou | 71 | 2 | / |
| 'Nyethu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Novetus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noithup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nevathu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neithus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Neetu | 67 | 1,612 | / |
| Neatu | 67 | 1,043 | / |
| Noitu | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ngouetou | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ngouthui | 67 | 19 | / |
| Novestus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nietu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngouthou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoueteu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neitu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyetu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nowethu
- 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