Nuwah Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Nuwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 40 | 1:110,213 | 8,601 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nuwah (211) may also be a first name.
Nuwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nuwah occurs most in Liberia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,506,728th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Nuwah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nuwah reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Nuwah is also the 622,565th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 211 people.
Nuwah is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 110,213. In Liberia Nuwah is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 70 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 20 percent are found and Gbarpolu County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Liberia it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwaha | 91 | 340 | / |
| Nouwah | 91 | 139 | / |
| Nuwuah | 91 | 19 | / |
| Nuwa | 89 | 2,093 | / |
| Nuwaaha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nauwadh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaish | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nouwa | 80 | 245 | / |
| Nauwa | 80 | 162 | / |
| Nuway | 80 | 116 | / |
| Nuhwa | 80 | 113 | / |
| Neuwa | 80 | 84 | / |
| Nuwai | 80 | 37 | / |
| Nuwea | 80 | 32 | / |
| Nuwoh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nuuwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nuewa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Niwah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nhuwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nuwua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nuvah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hnuwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gnuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuwap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuwho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niwaha | 73 | 882 | / |
| Neuway | 73 | 31 | / |
| Noubah | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nouwai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nguwoh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nahuwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nuyswa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nohuwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nnauwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nuwoha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gnouwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nguwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuvath | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nouway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nauwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nouwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nouswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nauwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhuuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhuswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuwass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuuhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niwa | 67 | 59,535 | / |
| Nuba | 67 | 1,678 | / |
| Nuva | 67 | 59 | / |
| Nuwo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nywa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nushwat | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nouvash | 67 | 20 | / |
| Niwaaha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nubahai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neuwouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nahauwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuvaish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuwooha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neusuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nushwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Nouwa | 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
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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 Nuwah
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