Nwachu Surname

390,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwachu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwachu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8861:199,93511,994
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Nwachu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwachu occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwachu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 390,407th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,034,781 people. The last name Nwachu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwachu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Nwachu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 886 people, or 1 in 199,935. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Anambra, where 69 percent are found, Imo, where 14 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Nwachu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Nwachu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Nwachu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.86% more than the national average, earning $60,347 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nwotcheu714/
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Mbachu675,048/
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Nwauzu67248/
Nwaisu6737/
Nwoshu6712/
Nwazou6711/
Nwausu673/
Nwajou673/
Mvachu673/
Nwazeu671/
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Nwozau671/
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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 Nwachu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis