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 last name Nuwani is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Nuwani reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 124,214th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 3,314 people.
Nuwani is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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
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- 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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