Nowu Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Nowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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
The surname Nowu is found most in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nowu? popularity and diffusion
Nowu is the 4,034,050th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Nowu reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Nowu is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 44 people.
It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia Nowu is most prevalent in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Nowu occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 42 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nowou | 89 | 14 | / |
| Nowut | 89 | 13 | / |
| Nnowu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Noiwu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Nowuh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nowau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nouwou | 80 | 97 | / |
| Gnowou | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ngowou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nouwui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nowaus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngouwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngowui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nngowu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nobu | 75 | 2,121 | / |
| Nawu | 75 | 1,040 | / |
| Novu | 75 | 469 | / |
| Newu | 75 | 157 | / |
| Nuwu | 75 | 54 | / |
| Ngouwou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ngouwuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nouhwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhawu | 67 | 1,403 | / |
| Nabou | 67 | 984 | / |
| Ngovu | 67 | 830 | / |
| Nobou | 67 | 686 | / |
| Naawu | 67 | 511 | / |
| Novau | 67 | 431 | / |
| Novou | 67 | 349 | / |
| Novus | 67 | 89 | / |
| Nobau | 67 | 69 | / |
| Nobeu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nobui | 67 | 27 | / |
| Noibu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Navou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Newuh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nawau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nawou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nuwui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Neweu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nnobu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nawud | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nobuy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nawui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nowój | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nuwus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nuwut | 67 | 4 | / |
| Noubu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nawuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noevu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuobu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nohbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noybu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nobhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Newui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Novuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nouvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noveu | 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 Nowu
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