Nwabe Surname
Approximately 225 people bear this surname
Nwabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 202 | 1:876,944 | 38,283 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwabe (24) may also be a first name.
Nwabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwabe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nwabe.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwabe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,092,155th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name Nwabe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwabe are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread forename in the world, held by 24 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria Nwabe is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 72 percent reside, Rivers, where 14 percent reside and Kogi, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Nwabe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaibe | 91 | 650 | / |
| Nwaebe | 91 | 84 | / |
| Nwabey | 91 | 63 | / |
| Nwaube | 91 | 24 | / |
| Nwabee | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nwabeh | 91 | 11 | / |
| Nwabie | 91 | 11 | / |
| Nwabge | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nweabe | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Wabe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwabez | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwabed | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwaebee | 83 | 36 | / |
| Nwaiber | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nwaibeh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nwabeee | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwaibge | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnwaibe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwabije | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaebie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaubet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaibie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaibei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaubeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaba | 80 | 1,343 | / |
| Nwebe | 80 | 627 | / |
| Nwobe | 80 | 220 | / |
| Nwabi | 80 | 74 | / |
| Nuabe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Nbabe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Nwave | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nwaby | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwabuije | 77 | 19 | / |
| Nwauba | 73 | 427 | / |
| Nwaebi | 73 | 281 | / |
| Nwobie | 73 | 40 | / |
| Nwaboi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nwaubi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nwebeh | 73 | 15 | / |
| N'Babe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nwaveh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nwaboy | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nwabio | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nwebie | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nweibe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwwebe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nweabi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwabaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwuaba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwaeby | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwabis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaiba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaibi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwobeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuabeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwoube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwobei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwobee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwebee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwabhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwobes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaboa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwabai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuhabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwabit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaubuije | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwabaha | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nweebie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwuabui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwabuis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwabaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwoobee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwabaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaubio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajboa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwauvhe | 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 Nwabe
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