Nowu Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nowu (44) may also be a first name.

Nowu Last Name Facts

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

Nowu is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nowu is the 4,034,050th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Nowu live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Nowu is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 44 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Beside Indonesia Nowu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 42 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowou8914/
Nowut8913/
Nnowu898/
Noiwu898/
Nowuh891/
Nowau891/
Nouwou8097/
Gnowou8012/
Ngowou804/
Nouwui802/
Nowaus802/
Ngouwu801/
Ngowui801/
Nngowu801/
Nobu752,121/
Nawu751,040/
Novu75469/
Newu75157/
Nuwu7554/
Ngouwou7320/
Ngouwuy731/
Nouhwou731/
Nhawu671,403/
Nabou67984/
Ngovu67830/
Nobou67686/
Naawu67511/
Novau67431/
Novou67349/
Novus6789/
Nobau6769/
Nobeu6739/
Nobui6727/
Noibu6723/
Navou6718/
Newuh6715/
Nawau6714/
Nawou6714/
Nuwui6713/
Neweu6713/
Nnobu6711/
Nawud679/
Nobuy676/
Nawui675/
Nowój675/
Nuwus675/
Nuwut674/
Noubu673/
Nawuh673/
Noevu672/
Nuobu672/
Nohbu671/
Noybu671/
Nowoo671/
Nuwou671/
Nawgu671/
Nuovu671/
Nuwud671/
Neewu671/
Nobhu671/
Nnovu671/
Nnawu671/
Nuwuh671/
Newui671/
Nawuj671/
Novuh671/
Nouvu671/
Noveu671/

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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 Nowu
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