Nuuwa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nuuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nuuwa (96) may also be a first name.
Nuuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nuuwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuuwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nuuwa live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 96 people.
This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Buikwe District, where 25 percent are found, Luuka District, where 25 percent are found and Mpigi District, where 25 percent are found. Barring Uganda Nuuwa exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nhuuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nuuhwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nuwa | 89 | 2,093 | / |
| Nouwa | 80 | 245 | / |
| Nauwa | 80 | 162 | / |
| Nuway | 80 | 116 | / |
| Nuhwa | 80 | 113 | / |
| Neuwa | 80 | 84 | / |
| Nuwah | 80 | 59 | / |
| Nuwai | 80 | 37 | / |
| Nuwea | 80 | 32 | / |
| Nusua | 80 | 29 | / |
| Nuewa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nhuwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nuwua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hnuwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nuwap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaha | 73 | 340 | / |
| Nouwah | 73 | 139 | / |
| Nusuea | 73 | 136 | / |
| Neuway | 73 | 31 | / |
| Nuwuah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nguuva | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nouwai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nahuwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nohuwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nuyswa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nnauwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nuthua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gnouwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuwoha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nguwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nauuaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuwass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuchua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nousua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuhuay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngujua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nouway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nouswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nauwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhuswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nauwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niwa | 67 | 59,535 | / |
| Nuba | 67 | 1,678 | / |
| Nuchuay | 67 | 132 | / |
| Nuva | 67 | 59 | / |
| Nuwo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nuchuea | 67 | 42 | / |
| Nushwat | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nywa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nujuhat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuwaaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nahauwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neuhuas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuwaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nushuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neusuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuchhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nushwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Nouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nauwadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neuchua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwooha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwai | 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 Nuuwa
- 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