Nuwe Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4021:97,1139,840
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nuwe (123) may also be a first name.

Nuwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nuwe occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 557,722nd most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. The last name Nuwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Nuwe reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 123 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 402 people, or 1 in 97,113. In Uganda Nuwe is primarily found in: Kiruhura District, where 23 percent are found, Kampala District, where 8 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.

Nuwe Last Name Statistics demography

Nuwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.64% less than the national average, earning R 50,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouwe89627/
Nauwe89223/
Nuwea8932/
Neuwe899/
Nuwie898/
Nuwey896/
Nuuwe895/
Nuwei892/
Nuwee891/
Nnuwe891/
Nuweh891/
Nuwed891/
Nuw864/
Nguhwe80202/
Neuwes803/
Nauwee803/
Gnouwe803/
Nuwest803/
Ngujwe802/
Nuwech802/
Nouwey801/
Nouwei801/
Nueweh801/
Nauwie801/
Ngauwe801/
Nguwei801/
Neuwez800/
Nauw752,225/
Nuwa752,093/
Nowe751,519/
Nube751,482/
Nuve75225/
Nuwi75114/
Niwe75105/
Neuw7540/
Nouw753/
Nuwy753/
Nuwh751/
Nuhw751/
Nuiw751/
Nujw751/
Nouwoue7327/
Nouweid731/
Ngnouwe731/
Nuchwet731/
Nubea674,823/
Nouve67645/
Nueve67394/
Nowee67389/
Nguve67285/
Nouwa67245/
Nubee67232/
Noowe67216/
Nauwa67162/
Nouwi67122/
Nuway67116/
Nuhwa67113/
Nuver6792/
Neube6792/
Nuibe6768/
Noube6765/
Nuves6764/
Nowey6748/
Neuve6742/
Nuwai6737/
Nowei6732/
Naube6718/
Nowie6715/
Nuwui6713/
Nauwi6710/
Nuvie6710/
Niwei6710/
Nowej678/
Nusue677/
Nuwid676/
Nhube676/
Nnauwihe674/
Nuvet673/
Nhuwa673/
Nuved673/
Nuvez673/
Nuwoi673/
Nuuwi673/
Noewe672/
Nuive672/
Neuwi672/
Nowue672/
Hnuwa672/
Nusve671/
Nuvej671/
Nuwaj671/
Nihue671/
Nieue671/
Nuiwa671/
Niwey671/
Niwee671/
Nuhue671/
Nooue671/
Nouwé671/
Nubei671/
Nauve671/
Niweh671/
Nihwe671/
Nowhe671/
Nnube671/
Hnube671/
Nuwii671/
Nuyue671/
Nuchwech671/
Niwea671/
Nubey670/

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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 Nuwe
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