Nuwang Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Nuwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 109 | 1:648,058 | 109,152 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Nuwang (19) may also be a first name.
Nuwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nuwang is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwang? popularity and diffusion
Nuwang is the 1,558,593rd most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Nuwang are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Nuwang is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.
The surname is most numerous in Thailand, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 648,058. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Kamphaeng Phet Province, where 99 percent reside and Ratchaburi Province, where 1 percent reside. Beside Thailand it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 8 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nouwang | 92 | 18 | / |
| Nuiwang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nouwaing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nuwong | 83 | 1,701 | / |
| Niwang | 83 | 206 | / |
| Nowang | 83 | 72 | / |
| Nubang | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nywang | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nuwatting | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nihuang | 77 | 37 | / |
| Nuiwong | 77 | 33 | / |
| Nhuwong | 77 | 5 | / |
| Noubang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nouwong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nuewong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noowang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noouang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuswong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwoong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguvang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nowangh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neuschwang | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nuchuang | 71 | 811 | / |
| Nuchwong | 71 | 52 | / |
| Nuthuang | 71 | 31 | / |
| Noohuang | 71 | 14 | / |
| Nouwoung | 71 | 2 | / |
| Niehuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouhuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nowong | 67 | 316 | / |
| Niwong | 67 | 263 | / |
| Nubong | 67 | 94 | / |
| Nuvong | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nivang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nubank | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nuwang
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