Nkwo Surname
Approximately 4,960 people bear this surname
Nkwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,484 | 1:39,506 | 3,163 |
| Cameroon | 346 | 1:60,026 | 7,727 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Nkwo (642) may also be a first name.
Nkwo Demographics
Average Nkwo Salary in
United States
$60,923 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nkwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwo is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwo? popularity and diffusion
Nkwo is the 95,926th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,469,263 people. The last name Nkwo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkwo reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkwo is also the 328,241st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 642 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,484 people, or 1 in 39,506. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 20 percent live, Enugu, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Nkwo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nkwo surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.
Nkwo earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.19% more than the national average, earning $60,923 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwuo | 89 | 475 | / |
| Nkwoh | 89 | 88 | / |
| Nkwot | 89 | 19 | / |
| Nkwou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nkwoi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkgwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuoh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nenkwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkwhoa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkwa | 75 | 3,544 | / |
| Ngwo | 75 | 1,011 | / |
| Nkuo | 75 | 474 | / |
| Nkcwoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhwa | 67 | 513 | / |
| Nkwah | 67 | 452 | / |
| Ngwoh | 67 | 347 | / |
| Nkwua | 67 | 36 | / |
| Nkwaa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nkwas | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ngwuo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngkuo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkwad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkweu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nqwot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnqwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwoo | 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 Nkwo
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