Nuwu Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nuwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Nuwu (36) may also be a first name.

Nuwu Last Name Facts

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

Nuwu is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Nuwu is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Nuwu reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 36 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 3,306,230. In Indonesia Nuwu is mostly found in: East Java, where 60 percent live, Papua, where 25 percent live and Central Kalimantan, where 8 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuwui8913/
Nuwus895/
Nuwut894/
Nuwud891/
Nuwuh891/
Nuwou891/
Nouwou8097/
Nouwui802/
Neuwou801/
Nnauwu801/
Nauwau801/
Ngouwu801/
Nhuwou801/
Nguwhu801/
Nubu75108/
Niwu7552/
Nuvu7527/
Nowu7524/
Ngouwou7320/
Neuwouh732/
Ngouwuy731/
Nouhwou731/
Nuwoudt731/
Nguvu671,212/
Nhubu67711/
Nuwoe6769/
Nuvus6746/
Neuwhout6710/
Naubu679/
Nnowu678/
Niewu676/
Noubu673/
Neuwoudt672/
Nubhu671/
Nuvau671/
Neuvu671/
Nowuh671/
Nouvu671/
Nuvuu671/
Niwuh671/

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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 Nuwu
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