Nuwana Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nuwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nuwana (59) may also be a first name.

Nuwana Last Name Facts

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

Nuwana is found most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nuwana is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Nuwana reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name on earth, held by 59 people.

The surname Nuwana is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Nuwana is most common in: Kogi, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 38 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.

Nuwana Last Name Statistics demography

Nuwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.52% less than the national average, earning R 32,040 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuwanna92503/
Nuwatna92114/
Nouwana922/
Nguwana921/
Nuwanai921/
Nuwaina921/
Nauwana921/
Nushwana862/
Nauhwana861/
Ngouwana861/
Nuwahana861/
Nowana8331/
Nywana8331/
Nuwani8316/
Nubana8311/
Nuwane835/
Nuwona831/
Nuvana831/
Nuwena831/
Nuwahanga8022/
Nowanna7783/
Nuwaine7772/
Nuwanno7763/
Nauvana7730/
Naubana7718/
Niewana7713/
Nguwane777/
Nuvanga775/
Niwanna774/
Nauwani772/
Nuubana771/
Nywanna771/
Nguvana771/
Nuwanje771/
Nowanai771/
Nauwane771/
Nuwaneth719/
Nouwanit712/
Nouwanou712/
Noowanna712/
Niwahana711/
Ngouwona711/
Nauvanna711/
Nuvanath711/
Nuiwaner710/
Nuvano6716/
Nivana6710/
Nowane675/
Nuwahaine673/
Nuwaheine672/
Nuvena672/
Nuvane672/
Nouwwanit671/
Nubane671/
Nubona671/
Nowany671/

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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 Nuwana
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