Nnukwu Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Nnukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 283 | 1:625,946 | 29,673 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Nnukwu (37) may also be a first name.
Nnukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nnukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nnukwu is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nnukwu? popularity and diffusion
Nnukwu is the 926,175th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nnukwu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nnukwu is also the 1,688,769th most numerous given name on earth, held by 37 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 625,946. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 45 percent are found, Abia, where 22 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Wales, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nnaukwu | 92 | 246 | / |
| Nnoukwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nukwu | 91 | 90 | / |
| Nnokwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nuukwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ngukwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nhukwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nunkwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Noukwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nuekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Neukwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nneugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nugwu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nikwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nokwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nounkwui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nounkweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnogwu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ngugwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngugwui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nougwou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Neugwou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nogwu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Naughwout | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Nnukwu
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