Nua Surname

175,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Nua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,2041:109,84211,225
Papua New Guinea2661:30,6533,523
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Vietnam901:1,029,4011,882
Philippines901:1,124,86991,280
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
American Samoa411:1,360222
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
Kosovo251:74,4754,775
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
India171:45,121,493474,784
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Nua (6,179) may also be a first name.

Nua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nua (Georgian: ნუა, Hindi: नुआ, Oriya: ନୁଆ, Russian: Нуа) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 175,490th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,985,476 people. Nua occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Nua reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nua is also the 84,076th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 6,179 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,204 people, or 1 in 109,842. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 65 percent are found, North Sulawesi, where 9 percent are found and Gorontalo, where 8 percent are found. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Nua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nua last name are 31.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nua earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 58.1% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,122 per year and in United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,647 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuas86916/
Nuay86852/
Nuat86234/
Nuaj8678/
Nuaz8622/
Nuad8621/
Nuaa8616/
Nwua8615/
Gnua8615/
Nnua8611/
Nuae867/
Nuea863/
Nuoa863/
Nouha751,138/
Nuhaj75881/
Nuayi7517/
Nuaei753/
Nuaas752/
Nuash752/
Gnuah751/
N'Nua751/
Ngnua751/
Nuahe751/
Nuhea751/
Nouea751/
Nuath751/
Nuaai751/
Nuaph750/
Nuass750/
Nwa671,758/
Nba67768/
Nuo67475/
Nouhas67345/
Nva6749/
Nwuoha6711/
Nouhad6711/
Nouhau679/
Nnuoha672/
Nuhaus672/
Nuhaas671/
Nuaous671/
Nwuach671/
Nouhay671/
N'Gnua671/
Nuaeid671/

Nua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nua in the Georgian language
ნუაnua-
Nua in the Oriya language
ନୁଆnu'a71.32
ନୂଆnu'a27.71
Nua in the Hindi language
नुआnu'a66.67
नूअnu'a16.67
नूरnura16.67
Nua in the Russian language
Нуаnua-

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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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  • 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 Nua
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