Enwelum Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Enwelum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Enwelum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3691:480,06224,144
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Enwelum (59) may also be a first name.

Enwelum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Enwelum Come From? nationality or country of origin

Enwelum occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Enwelum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Enwelum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Enwelum is the 764,765th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Enwelum are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 59 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 480,062. In Nigeria Enwelum is most frequent in: Enugu, where 42 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Abia, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Enwelim86146/
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Enwelam863/
Ewnelum861/
Emwelum861/
Enuwelim802/
Eniwelem801/
Onelum77117/
Enhlum771/
Yenlum771/
Anelum771/
Onyewelum751/
Enelama7115/
Enalume719/
Enialum712/
Enwolom711/
Enelime711/
Enelomo711/
Enalumi711/
Onwelom711/
Yenealem6714,496/
Unlum67304/
Enelamah67113/
Enelemah677/
Inewelam677/
Anlum676/
Inlum673/
Onlum672/
Anelm672/
Inwelame671/
Yuen Lum671/
Inawelam671/
Yeniloum671/
Enisloum671/
Enuelmma671/
Yeniealm671/
Enlym671/
Invellum531/
Hennuilun501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Enwelum
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