Nwa Surname
Approximately 1,758 people bear this surname
Nwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,618 | 1:109,483 | 7,314 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Nwa (1,219) may also be a first name.
Nwa Demographics
Nwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Nwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwa occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nwa is the 230,222nd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,145,362 people. The surname Nwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwa are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 226,689th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 1,219 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,618 people, or 1 in 109,483. In Nigeria Nwa is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 24 percent live, Imo, where 24 percent live and Anambra, where 18 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Nwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Nwa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.75% more than the national average, earning $58,143 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwah | 86 | 317 | / |
| Nway | 86 | 202 | / |
| Nwai | 86 | 189 | / |
| Nwoa | 86 | 54 | / |
| Nwea | 86 | 37 | / |
| Nwaa | 86 | 31 | / |
| Nwaj | 86 | 30 | / |
| Nwau | 86 | 26 | / |
| Nnwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Nwua | 86 | 15 | / |
| N'Wa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nwad | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nwha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nhwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hnwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwaha | 75 | 2,048 | / |
| Hnwaz | 75 | 39 | / |
| Nwaaz | 75 | 25 | / |
| Nwaah | 75 | 10 | / |
| Nwahu | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nnwah | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nwajh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nấwas | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nwaia | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nweha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nwash | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nwahe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nwgai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nwhai | 75 | 2 | / |
| N'Wai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nwaij | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nwaud | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nweae | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nwaaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwgaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwajd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nweah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwahy | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Wau | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Waï | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwwaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwa'e | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwo'a | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwazz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwais | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwhoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwaaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwhat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nweea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwaus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nwe | 67 | 430,765 | / |
| Nua | 67 | 2,441 | / |
| Nba | 67 | 768 | / |
| Nwaije | 67 | 158 | / |
| Nwo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Nva | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nwi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Nwj | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nwaiss | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nwuoha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nwy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwhoha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwaaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwaowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwaich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwuach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwasht | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Waja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwooha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwohha | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Waha | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Wahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Waya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwé | 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 Nwa
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