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 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
| 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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