Nlewem Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nlewem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nlewem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5021:352,87419,032
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Nlewem (46) may also be a first name.

Nlewem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nlewem occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nlewem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nlewem is the 610,848th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nlewem are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 46 people.

Nlewem is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 502 people, or 1 in 352,874. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 71 percent live, Rivers, where 9 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria Nlewem exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Senegal, where 0 percent live.

Nlewem Last Name Statistics demography

Nlewem earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 202.73% more than the national average, earning $130,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nleweme923/
Nlaewem921/
Nlwem911/
Nlebem83250/
Nlewen8317/
Nleben673/
Nelben5022/
Nelwin5017/
Nliben506/
Nelwyn503/
Neelwn501/

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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 Nlewem
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