Numaw Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Numaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Numaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

Numaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Numaw is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Numaw? popularity and diffusion

Numaw is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Numaw live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Numaw is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 50 percent live and Sokoto, where 50 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Myanmar, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Numaaw913/
Nutmaw911/
Nummaw911/
Naumaw910/
Neumaw910/
Nomaw80119/
Numaf801/
Nimaw801/
Naumow73147/
Naumav7377/
Naumów7354/
Numova7324/
Numowe737/
Nomauw731/
Neumow731/
Nummow731/
Naumova6782,264/
Noumova6790/
Noumowe6780/
Naumowa6720/
Neumova675/
Ngoumow671/

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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 Numaw
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