Nuway Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Nuway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 63 | 1:69,977 | 5,963 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Nuway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nuway is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuway? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Nuway is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Nuway are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 69,977. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Grand Bassa County, where 35 percent live, Montserrado County, where 24 percent live and Bong County, where 19 percent live. Apart from Liberia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 37 percent live and Ethiopia, where 8 percent live.
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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 Nuway
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