Nuwara Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Nuwara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Nuwara (129) may also be a first name.
Nuwara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuwara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nuwara (Arabic: نوارا) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nuwara.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nuwara is the 7,593,402nd most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Nuwara is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Nuwara live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 818,356th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 129 people.
This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Not including South Africa Nuwara occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Ghana, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwaira | 92 | 26 | / |
| Nouwara | 92 | 15 | / |
| Nauwara | 92 | 9 | / |
| Nuwarah | 92 | 8 | / |
| Nuswarat | 86 | 30 | / |
| Nuwairah | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nouwarat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nowara | 83 | 3,200 | / |
| Nuwari | 83 | 207 | / |
| Nuware | 83 | 35 | / |
| Nuwera | 83 | 15 | / |
| Niwara | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nubara | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nuvara | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nuwaro | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaggira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nowarra | 77 | 303 | / |
| Nowarah | 77 | 25 | / |
| Nuvarga | 77 | 24 | / |
| Nouwari | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nguwaro | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nauware | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nowaira | 77 | 4 | / |
| Niewara | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nuvaira | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nowwara | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nuwaree | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nuwayri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nuweera | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nnuwaro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwairy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niwwara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwairi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nauwari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuhwera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwared | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nouware | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwariy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niwarah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nouvaraj | 71 | 34 | / |
| Nuwwareh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nouwairi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nuswarih | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nubari | 67 | 257 | / |
| Noware | 67 | 154 | / |
| Nowari | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nowaro | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nivara | 67 | 18 | / |
| Niwora | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nuwahaire | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nuvare | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuvera | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nowora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuvari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowary | 67 | 1 | / |
Nuwara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nuwara in the Arabic language | ||
| نوارا | nwara | - |
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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 Nuwara
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