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NEWAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

4,005th

Most common surname in India

14,443

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

We can guess, though, based on what we know about history. Wars or political mess might have forced people with this surname to move around. People might also have chosen to move for better jobs or lives. Where they settled depended on things like available resources, who they already knew, and the local government.

Description:

The surname NEWAR is mainly used by the Newar people in Nepals Kathmandu Valley. Its common across many Newar groups, so knowing someones family history or village is needed to be more specific about their sub-group. The Newar community is quite diverse, with lots of different clans and family lines, each possibly having its own connection to this surname.

This surname has some cool variations! "Newarre" adds an r, maybe because of how people said it or how it was written down. "Neuar" loses the w, possibly from changes in how people spoke or a simpler way of writing it. "Nuwar" is a less common change, tweaking the vowel sound. These shifts show how surnames change over time, reflecting how language itself changes as its passed down.

State-wise distribution of people with NEWAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Assam state distribution for NEWAR surname

Assam

1,773

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for NEWAR surname

Uttar Pradesh

514

West Bengal state distribution for NEWAR surname

West Bengal

63

Maharashtra state distribution for NEWAR surname

Maharashtra

39

Delhi state distribution for NEWAR surname

Delhi

30

Tamil Nadu state distribution for NEWAR surname

Tamil Nadu

25

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for NEWAR surname

Madhya Pradesh

5

Mizoram state distribution for NEWAR surname

Mizoram

4

Gujarat state distribution for NEWAR surname

Gujarat

2

Uttarakhand state distribution for NEWAR surname

Uttarakhand

2

Category-wise distribution of people with NEWAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname NEWAR appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for NEWAR surname

1,790 (73%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Food Distribution Records category for NEWAR surname

551 (22%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for NEWAR surname

123 (5%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

NEWAR families worship YUMA SAMMANG as their Kuldevta (family deity).

The NEWAR surname is found across multiple communities including Sherpa, Lepcha, Miri (mishing), Raji, Tharu, Limbu communities.

The NEWAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

Assam has the highest concentration of the NEWAR surname with 1,773 records (72.2%).

The NEWAR surname is written in MARATHI script.

NEWAR is ranked #4005 in India with approximately 14,443 people bearing this surname.

The NEWAR surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Assam (72.2%), Uttar Pradesh (20.9%), West Bengal (2.6%).

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