Nuwas Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Nuwas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 250 | 1:211,766 | 17,801 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
Nuwas (277) may also be a first name.
Nuwas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuwas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nuwas (Oriya: ନୁଆସ) is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 961,438th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Nuwas reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 533,704th most common first name globally It is held by 277 people.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 211,766. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 77 percent live, Arusha Region, where 21 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwash | 91 | 34 | / |
| Nuwais | 91 | 18 | / |
| Nuwase | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nauwas | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nouwas | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nuwass | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaish | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaise | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niwas | 80 | 69,079 | / |
| Nowas | 80 | 95 | / |
| Nuwaz | 80 | 39 | / |
| Nubas | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nuvas | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nuwaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nouwasse | 77 | 279 | / |
| Nuevas | 73 | 2,020 | / |
| Niwash | 73 | 443 | / |
| Nauvas | 73 | 63 | / |
| Noowas | 73 | 55 | / |
| Nubash | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nowasz | 73 | 16 | / |
| Neuvas | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nuvais | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nubais | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nouvas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nowais | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nowaus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuwaiz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nowash | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuivas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nowwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuybas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niwaas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nauwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niwass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nowaish | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nouvash | 67 | 20 | / |
| Niehuas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nuvaish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neuhuas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuchvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neuvais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuevass | 67 | 1 | / |
Nuwas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nuwas in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୁଆସ | nu'asa | 40 |
| ନୁୱାସ | nuwasa | 40 |
| ନୁଆଁସ | nu'amsa | 20 |
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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 Nuwas
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