Nwabasili Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwabasili Surname User-submission:

The Nwabasili surname was coined from nwabachiliobi, which means 'there are many children'.

Nwabasili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017

Nwabasili Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nwabasili surname was coined from nwabachiliobi, which means 'there are many children'.

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Nwabasili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwabasili is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nwabasili.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwabasili? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Nwabasili live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Nwabasili is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 77 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

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