Nurwa Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Nurwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
Nurwa (177) may also be a first name.
Nurwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nurwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nurwa occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nurwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nurwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Nurwa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nurwa live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 685,598th most widely held given name globally, borne by 177 people.
Nurwa is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 5,510,383. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Maluku, where 67 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 17 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 17 percent live. Other than Indonesia Nurwa exists in one country. It is also common in Taiwan, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurway | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nurwah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nurwas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nurwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nhaurwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Norwa | 80 | 234 | / |
| Nurba | 80 | 182 | / |
| Nurua | 80 | 48 | / |
| Nirwa | 80 | 43 | / |
| Nurva | 80 | 36 | / |
| Nurwi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nurwahyi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nurbay | 73 | 5,828 | / |
| Norway | 73 | 492 | / |
| Nurbai | 73 | 170 | / |
| Norwua | 73 | 40 | / |
| Nourba | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nirwah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nurbau | 73 | 13 | / |
| Naurua | 73 | 10 | / |
| Norwai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nurbaj | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nurbea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Noorwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nuruat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nirway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nhorwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngurua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnorwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nurwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nurvay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nurbhai | 67 | 132 | / |
| Nurvash | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nourbay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngurvau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nierway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nurwood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuthrua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nourvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnaurua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nurwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis