Nuawi Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nuawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138

Nuawi Last Name Facts

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

Nuawi occurs most in Indonesia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nuawi reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 9,446,371. In Indonesia Nuawi is primarily found in: Jambi, where 71 percent reside and Lampung, where 29 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Nuawi occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 48 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuawis917/
Nuawai911/
Nuawwid831/
Nuabi8029/
Nwawi8027/
Nuavi8011/
Nuawe802/
Nvawi802/
Nbawi801/
Nuawa801/
Nuawuihe772/
Nwawii7325/
Nuahui7321/
Nwuawa737/
Nuajui731/
Nuauid731/
Nuowei731/
Nuobai731/
Nwawih731/
Nuhawe731/
Nbaawi731/
Nwaiwi731/
Nuhabih6723/
Nuhaibi674/
Nwuabui673/

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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 Nuawi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis