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Nesheiwat Surname Meaning

Arabic (Jordan): from Nushaywāt a clan name derived from the name of the progenitor Abu-Nushaywah of which Nushaywāt is a plural.

Nushaywah in turn is a diminutive of Arabic nashwah ‘happiness elation’.

Bearers of this surname are mostly Christians.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1974 and 2003, in the United States, Nesheiwat life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1987, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Nesheiwat in 1974 was 64, and 77 in 2003.

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