Nuwair Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nuwair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuwair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Nuwair (24) may also be a first name.

Nuwair Last Name Facts

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

Nuwair is found most in Sri Lanka. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwair? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nuwair is the 889,654th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nuwair are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nuwair is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Beside Sri Lanka it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouwair921/
Nuwar91179/
Nuware8335/
Nuswar8325/
Neuwar8316/
Nauwar839/
Nowair839/
Nouwir834/
Nubair831/
Nuwier831/
Nuvair831/
Nujwar831/
Nuwahaire805/
Neuwirt77314/
Noubair77307/
Nauhwar7774/
Nauware774/
Nuweisr773/
Nauwire771/
Nouware771/
Neuwart771/
Nowar732,167/
Niwar73251/
Nuwer73223/
Nubar73153/
Nowir739/
Nuvar734/
Niwir731/
Nubir731/
Neuwardt7112/
Nauhwaar719/
Neuwarth711/
Neuwirdt711/
Noweir671,380/
Nowier67886/
Noubir67344/
Nuiver67144/
Nubhar6760/
Niewar6756/
Neuvar6739/
Neubar6734/
Noubar6722/
Nuwere6722/
Nguwer6718/
Nauvar677/
Nowwar675/
Nuvare674/
Naubar672/
Neuswirth672/
Nivair672/
Nauuar672/
Nuvier671/
Naubir671/
Neuhwirth671/
Nowarz671/
Nuubar671/
Nihuar671/
Nubaur670/

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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 Nuwair
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis