Nw Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2421:546,48444,089
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Nw (252) may also be a first name.

Nw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nw is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 996,001st most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname Nw occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Nw live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nw is also the 561,423rd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 252 people.

The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 546,484. In Indonesia Nw is mostly concentrated in: Central Java, where 20 percent reside, South Sumatra, where 17 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Nw occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwe80430,765/
Nwz8012/
Nwh8011/
Hnw8010/
Nwf8010/
Nvw807/
Nnw807/
Nhw805/
Nww801/
N'We671,326/
Nnwe674/
Nwth674/
Nwwt674/
Nwsh673/
Nwfe672/
Nwhe672/
N'Wè672/
Nvww672/
Nwww672/
Hnnw671/
Nnws671/
Nwhh671/
Nwwh671/
Nwws671/
Nwpp671/
Hnwp671/
Nwsj671/
Nhwt671/
Nhwe671/
Nnhw671/
Nnww671/
Nnwt671/
Nnwf671/
Nwfz671/
Nwft671/
Nvwh671/
Nwtd671/

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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 Nw
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