Nkwo Surname

95,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nkwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,4841:39,5063,163
Cameroon3461:60,0267,727
England561:994,96549,531
United States341:10,660,557428,392
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Nkwo (642) may also be a first name.

Nkwo Last Name Facts

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

Nkwo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 95,926th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,469,263 people. It 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 commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 642 people.

Nkwo is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,484 people, or 1 in 39,506. In Nigeria Nkwo is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 20 percent live, Enugu, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found 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 last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwuo89475/
Nkwoh8988/
Nkwot8919/
Nkwou893/
Nkwoi892/
Nkgwo891/
Nkwoy891/
Nkwoa891/
Nkwuoh8010/
Nenkwo803/
Nkwhoa802/
Nkwa753,544/
Ngwo751,011/
Nkuo75474/
Nkcwoha731/
Nkwuoha731/
Nkhwa67513/
Nkwah67452/
Ngwoh67347/
Nkwua6736/
Nkwaa6724/
Nkwas6722/
Ngwuo679/
Ngkuo677/
Nkwad676/
Nkweu675/
Ngwos674/
Ngwoa673/
Nqwot673/
Nnqwo671/
Nkuoe671/
Ngwop671/
Nqwoi671/
Ngwoo671/

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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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