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 last name Nuwo is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nuwo is the 2,776,799th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Nuwo are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Nuwo is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 56 people.
The surname Nuwo is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 68 percent are found, Morobe, where 21 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 5 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found 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
- 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 Nuwo
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