Nuwaira Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Nuwaira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Nuwaira (561) may also be a first name.
Nuwaira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuwaira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nuwaira occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nuwaira.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwaira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Nuwaira occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nuwaira reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 354,811th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 561 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 84 percent are found, Bauchi, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwajira | 93 | 9 | / |
| Nuwairah | 93 | 6 | / |
| Nuwara | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nuwaggira | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nouwara | 86 | 15 | / |
| Nauwara | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nuwarah | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nowaira | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nuvaira | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nhuwira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nuwairi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nuwairy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nuswarat | 80 | 30 | / |
| Niwajira | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nouwairi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nowajira | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nuwajera | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nuwayora | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nouwarat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nowara | 77 | 3,200 | / |
| Nuwari | 77 | 207 | / |
| Nuware | 77 | 35 | / |
| Nuwera | 77 | 15 | / |
| Niwara | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nuwiry | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nubara | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nuvara | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nuwaro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwahwera | 75 | 73 | / |
| Nuwahaire | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nowarra | 71 | 303 | / |
| Nhuvira | 71 | 53 | / |
| Nowarah | 71 | 25 | / |
| Nuvarga | 71 | 24 | / |
| Nouwari | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nguwera | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nguwaro | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nuwesra | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nauware | 71 | 4 | / |
| Niewara | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nowhira | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nuweera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nuwayri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nubairi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Niwiray | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nowwara | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nuwaree | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nnuwaro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuwariy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouware | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuwared | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuhwera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nauwari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nauwire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niwarah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niwwara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouvaraj | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nuwwareh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuswarih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nouwirou | 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 Nuwaira
- 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