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 surname Nuwe occurs most in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nuwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 557,722nd most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. The last name Nuwe is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Nuwe reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nuwe is also the 840,349th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 123 people.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 402 people, or 1 in 97,113. In Uganda Nuwe is most frequent in: Kiruhura District, where 23 percent reside, Kampala District, where 8 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

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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