Nuwejaar Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nuwejaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuwejaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
England21:27,859,030389,889

Nuwejaar (249) may also be a first name.

Nuwejaar Last Name Facts

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

Nuwejaar is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwejaar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Nuwejaar is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nuwejaar reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nuwejaar is also the 565,047th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 249 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa Nuwejaar is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 76 percent live, Free State, where 19 percent live and Western Cape, where 5 percent live. Beside South Africa Nuwejaar occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live.

Nuwejaar Last Name Statistics demography

Nuwejaar earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.25% less than the national average, earning R 201,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nieuwejaar8932/
Nieuwjaar823/
Nujawar805/
Nieuwwjaar782/
Nauvejar751/
Nejjar7112,582/
Nieuwjaer71341/
Nujhar712/
Njaari711/
Nuweijura711/
Nuweajira711/
Nieuwjear711/
Njaaru711/
Njuwar711/
Nujwar711/
Nejjari677,069/
Njar67832/
Nejjara67136/
Njawara6746/
Najjaar6745/
Neujhar6743/
Nwajari6732/
Najawar6718/
Nejjary6715/
Newjahr6714/
Nujr6710/
Nawjari679/
Nejiari672/
Nawajar671/
Naujhar671/
Najuwar671/
Nejhare671/
Njaaria671/
Njaawar671/
Naw Jar671/
Nwejour671/
Nwajara671/
Njwaare671/
Najhaar671/
Neubauar630/

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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 Nuwejaar
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