Nuwawi Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nuwawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuwawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938

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 last name Nuwawi occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nuwawi is the 2,605,694th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nuwawi live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 72 people.

This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 670,323. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Kelantan, where 77 percent are found, Pahang, where 18 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia it exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowawi83133/
Nuwawa835/
Nuwawe832/
Nouwavi7724/
Nuwaibe772/
Noowawi771/
Nuweawe771/
Nouwabi771/
Nubabi67112/
Nowawa6748/
Nowawe6710/
Nubavi673/
Nowavi671/
Nowowi671/
Nouwave6258/
Nowaawe623/
Nouwabe622/
Nowaway621/
Neuwabe621/
Nubabai621/
Nubhaivi5719/
Nouvaiwa571/
Nouweivea532/
Nivawy5049/
Nubovi501/
Nubaby500/

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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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