Nowi Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia941:1,406,90696,143
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Austria91:946,15970,786
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Nowi (437) may also be a first name.

Nowi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nowi is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,210,518th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Nowi reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 410,164th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 437 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 1,406,906. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 85 percent live, North Maluku, where 10 percent live and East Java, where 3 percent live. Besides Indonesia this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowai89137/
Nouwi89122/
Nnowi8982/
Nowei8932/
Nowie8915/
Noiwi8914/
Nowiz899/
Nowoi892/
Noswi892/
Nhowi891/
Nowiś891/
Nowii891/
Noiwoi80117/
Nowisz8077/
Nowich809/
Gnowoi807/
Nouwai806/
Nouwui802/
Nngowi801/
Nohwai801/
Noowai801/
Nouwei801/
Nouwih801/
Nowaia801/
Ngowui801/
Ngoowi801/
N'Gowi801/
Gnouwi801/
Nuowei801/
Nnowai801/
Nobi7529,825/
Nawi7521,513/
Novi756,992/
Nowe751,519/
Nowy75439/
Newi75260/
Nowé75221/
Nuwi75114/
Nowá753/
Nowj751/
Noweiss731/
Nouweid731/
Ngouwai731/
Nawai6712,607/
Naboi676,573/
Novio672,964/
Noubi672,592/
Ngovi672,409/
Novis672,212/
Nouwe67627/
Nawoi67542/
Novie67541/
Noibi67499/
Nahwi67422/
Nowee67389/
Gnawi67301/
Nobei67275/
Nouwa67245/
Gnowe67242/
Novit67225/
Noowe67216/
Noway67170/
Nawii67149/
Nawhi67137/
Noobi67112/
Naawi67101/
Noiva67100/
Newai67100/
Nawei6792/
Noive6787/
Nawiy6783/
Novai6779/
Novid6778/
Nhowe6773/
Nouvi6764/
Nawie6758/
Nowey6748/
Novyi6746/
Nawih6744/
Nobai6742/
Newie6738/
Nuwai6737/
Noboi6735/
Nowoj6728/
Noybi6727/
Nobui6727/
Nowaj6726/
Nehwi6725/
Navoi6722/
Nnobi6719/
Noiwa6718/
Novii6716/
Noviy6713/
Noibe6713/
Nuovi6713/
Nuwui6713/
Novoi6711/
Nnewi6711/
Newiy6711/
Hnawi6711/
Nauwi6710/
Noowa6710/
Näwie679/
Nowej678/
Nnawi678/
Novei678/
Nuwie678/
Nowep678/
Nuwid676/
Nowoy675/
Nowha675/
Noweh675/
Nobii675/
Nowój675/
Nuoui675/
Nawui675/
Nobih674/
Noeui674/
Neewi674/
Noviz674/
Nawwi674/
Newei673/
Nuwoi673/
Nuuwi673/
Novij672/
Nhawi672/
Nuwei672/
Noewe672/
Newii672/
Neuwi672/
Nowue672/
Nhovi671/
Naewi671/
Nouwé671/
Nuboi671/
Newui671/
Năboi671/
Noiwy671/
Nowhe671/
Nohwe671/
Nuwii671/
Newoi671/
Nowwa671/
Noywa671/
Noivi671/
Nojwa671/

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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
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  • 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 Nowi
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