Nwaani Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwaani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwaani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Nwaani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwaani is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwaani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwaani is the 3,323,005th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Nwaani occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nwaani reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Nwaani is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Nwaani is most frequent in: Enugu, where 58 percent live, Osun, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria Nwaani is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwani9120,415/
Nwanyi83219/
Nwanni83107/
Nwaeni8340/
Nwanih8322/
Nwanai8312/
Nwanoi8311/
Nwamni837/
Nhwani836/
Nnwani836/
Nwaini835/
Nwuani833/
Nwanie833/
Nwhani833/
Nwanis833/
Nwaana832/
Nwanui831/
Nwanij831/
Nwaane831/
Nwahni831/
Nweani831/
Nwaniy831/
Nwaniz831/
Nwayni831/
Nwaenyi772,871/
Nwaenie7761/
Nweanyi7716/
Nwaanna772/
Nwanije772/
Nbaanyi771/
Nwanhis771/
Nwanaia771/
Nwaingi771/
Nwaunyi771/
Nwannai771/
Nwaanne771/
Nnwanyi771/
Nwana732,414/
Nwane73224/
Nuani7354/
Nwoni7319/
Nvani7315/
Nwany739/
Nnweanyi711/
Nwanna6712,317/
Nwenyi674,413/
Nwanne671,929/
Nwonyi67636/
Nuaini67253/
Nuhani67247/
Nvangi67130/
Nwaene67105/
Nuanui6758/
Nuanai6758/
Nwanje6756/
Nwauna6748/
Nwaine6746/
Nwagne6719/
Nuamni6711/
Nwaner6710/
Nwonie678/
Nwanee677/
Nwanha677/
Nnwane676/
Nhweni674/
Nwonui674/
Nnwana674/
Nwanaa673/
Nwanez673/
Nwaune673/
Nuangi672/
Nbanyi672/
Nuanoi672/
Nwouni672/
N'Wana672/
Nwaina672/
Nvanai671/
Nhwana671/
Nwanay671/
Nwhoni671/
Nweany671/
Nuaana671/
Nwanes671/
Nwanoa671/
Nwamne671/
Nwaneh671/
Nbanui671/
Nbaane671/
Nwahna671/
Nwuana671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nwaani
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