Nw Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Nw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 242 | 1:546,484 | 44,089 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
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 last name Nw is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nw? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 996,001st most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Nw reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nw is also the 561,423rd most common given name worldwide, borne by 252 people.
The surname Nw is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 546,484. In Indonesia Nw is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 20 percent live, South Sumatra, where 17 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 14 percent live. Beside Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwe | 80 | 430,765 | / |
| Nwz | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nwh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hnw | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nwf | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nvw | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nnw | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nhw | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nww | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'We | 67 | 1,326 | / |
| Nnwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwwt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwsh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Wè | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nvww | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwww | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hnnw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwwh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnwp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnhw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwfz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nvwh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwtd | 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 Nw
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