Nuwa Surname

199,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,6391:80,6898,539
Nigeria2161:820,10536,398
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Nuwa (2,082) may also be a first name.

Nuwa Last Name Facts

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

Nuwa occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwa? popularity and diffusion

Nuwa is the 199,526th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,481,866 people. Nuwa is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Nuwa live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nuwa is also the 165,094th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 2,082 people.

The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,639 people, or 1 in 80,689. In Indonesia Nuwa is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 81 percent live, Gorontalo, where 10 percent live and Central Java, where 3 percent live. Outside of Indonesia it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouwa89245/
Nauwa89162/
Nuway89116/
Nuhwa89113/
Neuwa8984/
Nuwah8959/
Nuwai8937/
Nuwea8932/
Nuuwa895/
Nuewa895/
Nhuwa893/
Nuwua892/
Hnuwa892/
Nuwaj891/
Nuwap891/
Nuiwa891/
Gnuwa891/
Nuwaha80340/
Nouwah80139/
Neuway8031/
Nuwuah8019/
Nouwai806/
Nahuwa805/
Nohuwa804/
Nuyswa804/
Nnauwa803/
Gnouwa802/
Nuwoha802/
Nguwai802/
Nuuhwa801/
Nuwass801/
Nhuswa801/
Nhuuwa801/
Nauwau801/
Nouswa801/
Nouway801/
Nauwaj801/
Ngauwa801/
Nuwaad801/
Niwa7559,535/
Nuba751,678/
Nuwe75570/
Nuwi75114/
Nuva7559/
Nuwo7549/
Nywa7524/
Nuwy753/
Nushwat7324/
Nuwaaha733/
Nahauwa732/
N'Nouwa731/
Nushwai731/
Neuwaya731/
Nuwaish731/
Nuiwaha731/
Nauwadh731/
Ngnouwa731/
Nguwaja731/
Nuwooha731/
Ngouwai731/
Nueva678,694/
Nubea674,823/
Niway672,256/
Nouba671,791/
Neuba67653/
Nouwe67627/
Nuiva67410/
Nubha67370/
Niwai67298/
Nauwe67223/
Nguva67174/
Gnuva67173/
Noway67170/
Nowai67137/
Nouwi67122/
Nuiba67104/
Nihua6789/
Nauba6771/
Nouwo6759/
Nubai6754/
Nuvad6747/
Nuvoa6740/
Nauva6737/
Nusua6729/
Niwua6728/
Nowaj6726/
Neuva6715/
Nubay6715/
Nuvat6713/
Nuwui6713/
Nauwi6710/
Noowa6710/
Neuwe679/
Nauwo679/
Nouva679/
Nuwoh679/
Nuwie678/
Nuvai677/
Nuvay677/
Nuwid676/
Nuwey676/
Nuvas675/
Nowha675/
Niwaa675/
Nuuwe675/
Niwah674/
Nhiwa673/
Nuwoi673/
Nuuwi673/
Nuwei672/
Nuwuo672/
Nuvah672/
Nnuba672/
Neuwi672/
Nusva671/
Nuwou671/
Nuwee671/
Nouwé671/
Nowau671/
Neuwo671/
Nhuba671/
Nnuwe671/
Nuweh671/
Nuwho671/
Nuvau671/
Nuwed671/
Nuwii671/
Nowwa671/
Niwea671/

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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 Nuwa
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