Nwabue Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwabue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwabue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1801:984,12641,775
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States71:51,779,848968,877
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Nwabue Last Name Facts

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

Nwabue is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwabue? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwabue is the 1,202,518th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Nwabue live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Nwabue is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 984,126. In Nigeria Nwabue is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 24 percent reside, Edo, where 22 percent reside and Delta, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Nwabue is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nwabie8311/
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Nnwabuihe801/
Nwabbey774/
Nwuabui773/
Nwabuis772/
Nwobuee771/
Nwaibie771/
Nwabuoyi7146/
Nwobie6740/
Nwebui6712/
Nuebue677/
Nwabwa673/
Nwebwe672/
Nwobbe671/
Nwabby671/
Nwebuih621/
Nuhabwe621/
Nuahpue621/
Mbabueha573/
Nwebuayi573/
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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
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  • 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 Nwabue
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