Nenwa Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Nenwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 82 | 1:253,281 | 24,740 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nenwa (817) may also be a first name.
Nenwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nenwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nenwa is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nenwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nenwa is the 1,491,356th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nenwa are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 285,953rd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 817 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 253,281. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 49 percent live, Littoral Region, where 38 percent live and North Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nnenwa | 91 | 596 | / |
| Nenwah | 91 | 46 | / |
| Noenwa | 91 | 12 | / |
| Nenway | 91 | 12 | / |
| Neenwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Neunwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nennwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nenwha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngnenwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nenwoha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnennwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nehnwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nienwha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nemwa | 80 | 2,318 | / |
| Nenba | 80 | 629 | / |
| Ninwa | 80 | 83 | / |
| Nenwe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nenwi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nenua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nenwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naenwi | 73 | 84 | / |
| Neenwi | 73 | 82 | / |
| Neemwa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Nainwa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Nnenwe | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nginwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nenwii | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nenbai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ninway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nemwad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nnemwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nemwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nemwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nemnwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nenwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nenwhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nenweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nenbaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nenmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neenwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ninwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ninwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naenwii | 67 | 14 | / |
| Neenwii | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nnenwii | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nimnwad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nenwhie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nainway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nesnwii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nemwadd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnenwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngninwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngin'wa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyonwah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nenwa
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