Nuwawi Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Nuwawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
Nuwawi (72) may also be a first name.
Nuwawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuwawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nuwawi is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwawi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,605,694th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. Nuwawi is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nuwawi reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 72 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 670,323. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Kelantan, where 77 percent reside, Pahang, where 18 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent reside. Beside Malaysia Nuwawi occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nowawi | 83 | 133 | / |
| Nuwawa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nuwawe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nouwavi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Nuwaibe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Noowawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuweawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nouwabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nubabi | 67 | 112 | / |
| Nowawa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nowawe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nubavi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nowavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nouwave | 62 | 58 | / |
| Nowaawe | 62 | 3 | / |
| Nouwabe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nowaway | 62 | 1 | / |
| Neuwabe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nubabai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nubhaivi | 57 | 19 | / |
| Nouvaiwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nouweivea | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nivawy | 50 | 49 | / |
| Nubovi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nubaby | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Nuwawi
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