Nwe Surname

1,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Nwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar429,2761:12121
Thailand4011:176,15528,559
Singapore3211:17,158722
Benin1491:69,3668,381
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Malaysia621:475,71324,024
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Qatar341:69,3536,725
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
England141:3,979,861125,553
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Nwé (1) are calculated separately.

Nwe (507,251) may also be a first name.

Nwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwe is more commonly found in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Nwé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,232nd most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,918 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nwe reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 1,993rd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 507,251 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Myanmar, where it is carried by 429,276 people, or 1 in 121. Beside Myanmar it is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent live and Singapore, where 0 percent live.

Nwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nwe last name are 7.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nwe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.32% less than the national average, earning $41,285 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $52,093 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwé891/
N'We861,326/
Nwee86453/
Nwes8642/
Nwea8637/
Nwez8632/
Nwei8623/
Nweh8620/
Nwie8617/
Nwge865/
Nnwe864/
Nwhe862/
Nwey862/
Nweu861/
Nhwe861/
Nwue861/
Nwej861/
Nw80257/
Nwije75106/
N'Wie7520/
Nhwie7515/
Nnwer757/
N'Wet756/
Nweha754/
Nwhie754/
Nwesh753/
Nweae752/
N'Wei752/
Nwuee751/
Nwueh751/
N'Wee751/
Nwess751/
Nweea751/
Nweah751/
Nweis751/
N'Wey751/
Nve678,415/
Nwa671,758/
Nue671,382/
Nwaije67158/
Nbe6775/
Nweedh6743/
Nwi6736/
Nwj6729/
Nwh6711/
Hnw6710/
Nweith6710/
Nnw677/
Nwy676/
Nhw675/
Nwheez673/
Nwheed672/
N'Weih672/
Nweeds671/

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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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  • 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 Nwe
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