Nowyk Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Nowyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nowyk Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Poland41:9,502,187181,606

Nowyk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nowyk occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowyk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Nowyk are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most common in Scotland, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,070,763. In Scotland Nowyk is mostly concentrated in: Falkirk, where 100 percent live. Apart from Scotland it occurs in one country. It is also found in Poland, where 44 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Novyk806,106/
Nowik804,589/
Nowek801,522/
Novykh732,325/
Nowick73273/
Nowigk7346/
Noweck7345/
Nowaik731/
Nowajk731/
Nowisk731/
Noweke731/
Nowoik731/
Nowicke67191/
Nowisck677/
Nouweke671/
Nowezke670/
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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 Nowyk
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