Nuvai Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nuvai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuvai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Nuvai Last Name Facts

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

Nuvai occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nuvai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuvai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Nuvai occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Nuvai reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Nuvai is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Nuvai is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuvaid9122/
Nauvai918/
Nuvais914/
Nuvaji911/
Nuvaiz911/
Nuvi89557/
Nuva8959/
Nuvaish832/
Neuvais831/
Nueva808,694/
Nuiva80410/
Nguva80174/
Gnuva80173/
Nguvi80127/
Nouvi8064/
Nubai8054/
Nuvad8047/
Nuvoa8040/
Nauva8037/
Nuwai8037/
Nivai8023/
Neuva8015/
Nuvat8013/
Nauvi8012/
Nuvie8010/
Nouva809/
Nuvay807/
Nuvae806/
Nuvas805/
Nuvio803/
Nusvi802/
Nuvah802/
Nuvid802/
Nusva801/
Nuvis801/
Nuvit801/
Nuviy801/
Nuvau801/
Nauvajis771/
Nubhai736,027/
Ngubai7367/
Nauvas7363/
Nubayi7325/
Nubaia7317/
Nhusva7313/
Nouvie7311/
Noubai7310/
Neuvas739/
Nguuva737/
Nouwai736/
Nubais734/
Nuvoha734/
Noovai734/
Ngouvi733/
Nouvas733/
Nivaia733/
Nouvoa732/
Nuvath732/
Nuivas732/
Nguwai732/
Ngouva732/
Nusvat731/
Nuveha731/
Nuvhat731/
Nauvad731/
Nauvea731/
Nubaid731/
Neuvis731/
Nuivaz731/
Nuevie731/
Nauvih731/
Nuviya731/
Nuwaio731/
Gnouvi731/
Nunpai731/
Nuivie731/
Nouvit731/
Nouvis730/
Niva674,221/
Nuwa672,093/
Nuba671,678/
Nubi671,242/
Nivi67313/
Nuve67225/
Nuwi67114/
Ngoubai67103/
Ngouvei6721/
Nouvash6720/
Nuvy6710/
Noubayi6710/
Nuhwayi677/
Nubahai675/
Ngubayi672/
Nushwai671/
Nuwayid671/
Nuhieva671/
Nuwaish671/
Nouveyi671/
Nouwayi671/
Nubhaii671/
Nauveya671/
Nhoubai671/
Nguwayi671/
Nóvi671/
Nuubhai671/
Ñuvi671/
Ngouwai671/
Nunphai671/
Nuchvas671/

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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
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  • 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 Nuvai
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