Nuwea Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nuwea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuwea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Liberia61:734,75629,369

Nuwea Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nuwea is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwea? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nuwea reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon Nuwea is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 65 percent reside, East Region, where 31 percent reside and Centre Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuweya911/
Nuwa892,093/
Nuwe89570/
Nouweya831/
Nouweja831/
Nueva808,694/
Nubea804,823/
Nouwe80627/
Nouwa80245/
Nauwe80223/
Nauwa80162/
Nuway80116/
Nuhwa80113/
Neuwa8084/
Nuwah8059/
Nuwai8037/
Neuwe809/
Nuwie808/
Nuwey806/
Nuuwa805/
Nuewa805/
Nuuwe805/
Nhuwa803/
Nuwei802/
Nuwua802/
Hnuwa802/
Nuwaj801/
Nuwap801/
Nuiwa801/
Nuwee801/
Nnuwe801/
Nuweh801/
Gnuwa801/
Nuwed801/
Niwea801/
Nuwaha73340/
Nguhwe73202/
Nouwah73139/
Nusuea73136/
Nubeya7397/
Neuway7331/
Nuwiya7321/
Nuwuah7319/
Nuwayo7316/
Nuwaja7311/
Nouwai736/
Nahuwa735/
Nubeha734/
Nohuwa734/
Nuwaya734/
Nuyswa734/
Neuwes733/
Nauwee733/
Nuwayu733/
Nnauwa733/
Gnouwe733/
Nuwest733/
Gnouwa732/
Ngujwe732/
Nuwawe732/
Nuwoha732/
Nguwai732/
Nuwech732/
Nuuhwa731/
Nuveha731/
Nuwass731/
Nauvea731/
Nhuswa731/
Nhuuwa731/
Nouwey731/
Noweia731/
Noweya731/
Nauwau731/
Nouswa731/
Nouway731/
Nouwei731/
Nueweh731/
Nauwaj731/
Nauwie731/
Ngauwa731/
Nuwaio731/
Nuweyi731/
Ngauwe731/
Nguwei731/
Nuwaad731/
Neuwez730/
Nouwetowa711/
Niwa6759,535/
Nuba671,678/
Nowe671,519/
Nube671,482/
Nuwiyah67386/
Nuve67225/
Nuwi67114/
Niwe67105/
Nuva6759/
Nuchuea6742/
Nouwoue6727/
Nushwat6724/
Nywa6724/
Nuhwayi677/
Nuwy673/
Nuwaaha673/
Nahauwa672/
Noubeya672/
N'Nouwa671/
Nushwai671/
Nuwayid671/
Neuwaya671/
Nuhieva671/
Nuwaish671/
Nouwayi671/
Nouweid671/
Nouwoya671/
Nuiwaha671/
Nauveya671/
Nauwadh671/
Ngnouwa671/
Ngnouwe671/
Nguwaja671/
Nguwayi671/
Nuwooha671/
Ngouwai671/
Nauwaye671/
Nuchwet671/

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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 Nuwea
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