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 more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Numaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Numaw is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Numaw are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Numaw is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Numaw is mostly found in: Kogi, where 50 percent reside and Sokoto, where 50 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Myanmar, where 33 percent reside.

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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