Nawaz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu نواز (nvāz).

Proper noun

Nawaz (plural Nawazes)

A surname from Urdu.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Nawaz is the 21599^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1208 individuals. Nawaz is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.91%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nawaz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 653.

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