Nuwak Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nuwak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuwak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1931:917,83839,641
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Nuwak Last Name Facts

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

Nuwak occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nuwak.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,194,481st most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nuwak are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 917,838. In Nigeria Nuwak is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 85 percent reside, Delta, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Nuwak exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Nuwak Last Name Statistics demography

Nuwak earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nauwak9112/
Nnuwak911/
Nowak80355,543/
Niwak807/
Nuwag802/
Nuvak801/
Nauwag7354/
Nowagk7318/
Nouwag7312/
Nouvak735/
Nuwoke735/
Nuwaiq734/
Nowakk734/
Naubak731/
Nnowak731/
Nowajk731/
Nowaik731/
Noubakh671/
Neuback671/
Nauwagh671/

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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 Nuwak
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