Family name นวย (Nuam 
, นวย , Nuai 
) , across the world, is quite a common cognomen. The last name นวย is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Myanmar, where it is quite a common surname, Malaysia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Singapore, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Myanmar, Malaysia, and India. Also, นวย is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Nuam | Myanmar, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Malaysia |
| นวย | Thailand |
| Nuai | Myanmar, Thailand, United States, India, Malaysia |