Nway Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Nway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 167 | 1:32,980 | 1,213 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Nway (15,071) may also be a first name.
Nway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nway occurs in Singapore more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nway? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,177,228th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nway live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia. It is also the 46,244th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 15,071 people.
It is most frequently used in Singapore, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 32,980. Apart from Singapore Nway exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaya | 89 | 162 | / |
| Nwayi | 89 | 124 | / |
| Nwayo | 89 | 104 | / |
| Nwaye | 89 | 46 | / |
| Nwayu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Nwahy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nwa | 86 | 1,758 | / |
| Nwy | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nhwaya | 80 | 135 | / |
| Nwaiyi | 80 | 82 | / |
| N'Wayi | 80 | 62 | / |
| N'Waye | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nwaiyo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nwayah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nwayaa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nwauya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwayoo | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Waya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwayeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwayih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwayio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuay | 75 | 852 | / |
| Nwah | 75 | 317 | / |
| Nwai | 75 | 189 | / |
| Nvay | 75 | 124 | / |
| Nwoa | 75 | 54 | / |
| Nwea | 75 | 37 | / |
| Nwaa | 75 | 31 | / |
| Nwaj | 75 | 30 | / |
| Nwau | 75 | 26 | / |
| Nnwa | 75 | 21 | / |
| Nwoy | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nwua | 75 | 15 | / |
| Nwye | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nwyi | 75 | 4 | / |
| N'Wa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nwha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nwad | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nwey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nhwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nbay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hnwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hnwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nh'waya | 73 | 156 | / |
| Nwoye | 67 | 54,090 | / |
| Nwaji | 67 | 6,745 | / |
| Nwaha | 67 | 2,048 | / |
| Nwoja | 67 | 893 | / |
| Nwaja | 67 | 762 | / |
| Nwaju | 67 | 325 | / |
| Nweye | 67 | 249 | / |
| Nuayu | 67 | 223 | / |
| Nwawe | 67 | 167 | / |
| Nwija | 67 | 158 | / |
| Nwoyi | 67 | 127 | / |
| Nwaje | 67 | 117 | / |
| Nwoya | 67 | 111 | / |
| Nwuya | 67 | 104 | / |
| Nwiya | 67 | 97 | / |
| Nweyo | 67 | 69 | / |
| Nweyi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Nweya | 67 | 52 | / |
| Nbayo | 67 | 42 | / |
| Nvayu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hnwaz | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nwoyo | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nwiyo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nwaaz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nuayi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nwuja | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nbaya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nuaye | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nwiye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nwaah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nweja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nwahu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nwuyi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nbaye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nnwah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwuyo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwajh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nấwas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwaia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nweha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nvayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwajo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwahe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwhai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Wai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwgai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Wey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwuoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwohy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Wau | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Waï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwa'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwo'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwijy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoyp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwgaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnwiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhwai | 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 Nway
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