Nwr Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Nwr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Eritrea91:527,989318
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Nwr (398) may also be a first name.

Nwr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwr is found most in Sudan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Nwr live; 38 percent live in North Africa and 38 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 432,848th most common first name internationally, borne by 398 people.

The surname Nwr is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,500,408. Barring Sudan this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 28 percent live and Eritrea, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwrz863/
Nhwr861/
Nwrh861/
Nwrd861/
Nnwre752/
Hnhwr751/
Nvr6718/
Nbr6716/
Hnnwrh671/
Nwehere601/
Nbhr574/
Nmvr572/
Nnbr571/
Nmbr571/
Nvrt571/
Nvre571/
Nnvre502/
Nmbrh501/
Nnvrh501/

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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 Nwr
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