Nuwo Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Nuwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Nuwo (56) may also be a first name.
Nuwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nuwo has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,776,799th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Nuwo live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Tai-Asia. Nuwo is also the 1,321,957th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 56 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea Nuwo is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 68 percent are found, Morobe, where 21 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 39 percent are found and Liberia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nouwo | 89 | 59 | / |
| Nauwo | 89 | 9 | / |
| Nuwoh | 89 | 9 | / |
| Nuwoi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nuwuo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nuwho | 89 | 1 | / |
| Neuwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nuwou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nahuwo | 80 | 641 | / |
| Nouwou | 80 | 97 | / |
| Nuewoo | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nguwoh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nguwuo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nuwoha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nhuwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neuwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nouwop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nouwoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuwa | 75 | 2,093 | / |
| Nubo | 75 | 358 | / |
| Nowo | 75 | 342 | / |
| Niwo | 75 | 117 | / |
| Nuvo | 75 | 46 | / |
| Nywo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngouwou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Neuwouh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuwoudt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuwooha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nouhwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuevo | 67 | 12,775 | / |
| Nguvo | 67 | 2,150 | / |
| Nouvo | 67 | 480 | / |
| Nouwa | 67 | 245 | / |
| Noubo | 67 | 215 | / |
| Nauwa | 67 | 162 | / |
| Nuhwa | 67 | 113 | / |
| Neuwa | 67 | 84 | / |
| Nuwah | 67 | 59 | / |
| Neuvo | 67 | 53 | / |
| Nuvoa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Naubo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Niwoh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nnubo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nowoj | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nuivo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nowou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nuvoo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Neubo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Neuwhout | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nuuwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nowoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nuewa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nowuo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nnowo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuvoh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuboo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nhuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuwua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuvop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noewo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nowoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuibo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neuwoudt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hnuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nouuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnuvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuhuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnauwgoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuvot | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Nuwo
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