Nowis Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Nowis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1251:304,07036,040
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Nowiś (1) are calculated separately.

Nowis (56) may also be a first name.

Nowis Last Name Facts

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

Nowis is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Nowiś. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nowis is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Nowis reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Nowis is also the 1,321,957th most common given name on earth, held by 56 people.

The surname Nowis is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 304,070. Besides Poland it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Nowis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nowis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nowis last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowiś931/
Nowisz9177/
Nowais912/
Nowise911/
Nowaish8344/
Noweiss831/
Nobis807,781/
Novis802,212/
Newis80262/
Nawis8091/
Nowes8024/
Nowiz809/
Nowic803/
Nuwis802/
Nowix801/
Nowitsch778/
Noweishe771/
Novais7375,463/
Nowicz73395/
Newiss73187/
Nevois73161/
Nowysz73126/
Noviss7398/
Nobiss7362/
Nubois7336/
Newies7318/
Nuwais7318/
Novies7318/
Nahwis7314/
Novish7314/
Novios7311/
Noives7310/
Nowich739/
Nawish738/
Nawies736/
Nawais735/
Nobish733/
Noveis733/
Newish733/
Nowaiz733/
Nabois732/
Naweis731/
Noevis731/
Nobisz731/
Newwis731/
Neuwis731/
Nowese731/
Nobais731/
Novéis731/
Novise731/
Nowezs731/
Newhis730/
Nouvis730/
Newhuis6748/
Nawaish675/
Nawaijs675/
Nawoish671/
Nobhish671/
Novaais671/
Nawaise671/
Noyhuis671/
Nuwaish671/
Nothuis671/
Nobisch671/
Newisch671/
Nuwaise671/
Nahbois671/
Novaish671/

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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 Nowis
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