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 borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 961,438th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Nuwas are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 533,704th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 277 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 211,766. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 77 percent live, Arusha Region, where 21 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania Nuwas occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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
- 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 Nuwas
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