Nuwing Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nuwing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuwing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Nuwing (12) may also be a first name.

Nuwing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nuwing is found most in Malaysia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwing? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nuwing is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Nuwing reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nuwing is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name in the world, borne by 12 people.

It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,179,769. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuwieng921/
Nouwing921/
Nouwaing861/
Neuswing860/
Nuweng8371/
Nowing8320/
Niwing838/
Nubing836/
Neubing7760/
Nauwinck711/
Noweng67137/
Nubeng6714/
Niweng671/
Nouwijnck671/
Nusueng621/
Noubeng621/
Nauwynck57171/
Nouwynck57126/
Niewienc577/

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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 Nuwing
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