Family name นั่ว (Nua 
, นั่ว) , in the entire world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen นั่ว is characteristic of Malaysia, where it is a rare surname, New Zealand, and Singapore. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nigeria. More prevalently, นั่ว is the forename as well as the last name.