Nnamani Surname
Approximately 73,108 people bear this surname
Nnamani Surname User-submission:
1. nnam - my father, my ancestors
2. ani - land, earth, estate, heritage, territory
a. my father's land
b.
Read More About This SurnameNnamani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72,888 | 1:2,430 | 318 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Nnamani (2,098) may also be a first name.
Nnamani Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The word Nnamani is a conjunction of two words:
1. nnam - my father, my ancestors
2. ani - land, earth, estate, heritage, territory
This conjunction may thereby refer to:
a. my father's land
b. my ancestral home
c. my father's own territory
d. any other context that connotes heritage
Another interpretation breaks down the name as nna-ma-anu, meaning 'father knows land'.
- samnnamaniNnamani Demographics
Average Nnamani Salary in
England
£42,991
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Nnamani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nnamani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nnamani is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nnamani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,770th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 99,682 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nnamani reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nnamani is also the 164,278th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 2,098 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 72,888 people, or 1 in 2,430. In Nigeria Nnamani is mostly found in: Enugu, where 55 percent are found, Anambra, where 17 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Nnamani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Nnamani surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Nnamani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.38% less than the national average, earning R 129,804 per year.
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Footnotes
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