Nuwani Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Nuwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nuwani (3,314) may also be a first name.
Nuwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nuwani occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Nuwani is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Nuwani live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nuwani is also the 124,214th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,314 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe Nuwani is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Nuwani exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nauwani | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nuwanai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nouwanit | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nuwana | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nuwane | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nouwwanit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuwanna | 77 | 503 | / |
| Nuwaine | 77 | 72 | / |
| Nguwane | 77 | 7 | / |
| Neubani | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nouwana | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nuubani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwanje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nauwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nowanai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nouwoni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nauwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnubani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuhbani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noubhani | 71 | 320 | / |
| Nuwaneth | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nuwahana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nauhwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnaubani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwaner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nuboni | 67 | 36 | / |
| Nowana | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nowane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nuwahaine | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuvane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuwaheine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuvana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nubane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowany | 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 Nuwani
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