Nuwaz Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Nuwaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Nuwaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuwaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nuwaz (Hindi: नुवाज़) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwaz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nuwaz is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Nuwaz is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nuwaz are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Nuwaz is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,701,155. In Pakistan Nuwaz is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 87 percent live, Sindh, where 8 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent live. Barring Pakistan it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwaiz | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nowaz | 80 | 2,029 | / |
| Niwaz | 80 | 535 | / |
| Nuwas | 80 | 271 | / |
| Nuwaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuwash | 73 | 34 | / |
| Nuwais | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nowasz | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nuwase | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nauwas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nowaiz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nowaaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nauuaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niwazz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nouwas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuvaiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nowarz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niwaaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nauwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuevaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuivaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nowacz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nowatz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuwass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niewadz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaish | 67 | 1 | / |
Nuwaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nuwaz in the Hindi language | ||
| नुवाज़ | nuvaza | - |
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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
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- 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 Nuwaz
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