Nuwase Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Nuwase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nuwase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuwase Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nuwase has its highest incidence in Burundi. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwase? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nuwase is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nuwase live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Burundi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,451,213. Besides Burundi it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwaise | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nuwas | 91 | 271 | / |
| Nouwasse | 86 | 279 | / |
| Nuwayser | 86 | 12 | / |
| Niwase | 83 | 600 | / |
| Nuwash | 83 | 34 | / |
| Nuwais | 83 | 18 | / |
| Nuwasa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nowase | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nauwas | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nuwasi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nouwas | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nuwass | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nowashe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nauwage | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nowasse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaish | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nowas | 73 | 95 | / |
| Nuwaz | 73 | 39 | / |
| Nubas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nuvas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nuwaishi | 71 | 154 | / |
| Nouwosse | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nouwassi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nauw'asa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouwatsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuweiser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nowashie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nauwasai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouwashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouwassa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuwagi | 67 | 219 | / |
| Nauvas | 67 | 63 | / |
| Noowas | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nivase | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nubash | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nowasz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Niwasi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Neuvas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nubais | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuvais | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nowasi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nouvas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nowaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nowash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuivas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neuweiser | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nowais | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuwaiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nowose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nauvasher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuybas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuweisser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuvasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niwaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niwese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowwas | 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 Nuwase
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